a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
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ergot
How to use ergot in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for ergot.
Editorial note
Honestly, this sounds like it could be ergot poisoning.
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Quick take
a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ergot gathered in one view.
a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ergot.
noun
a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
noun
a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
Example sentences
Honestly, this sounds like it could be ergot poisoning.
I was a chemistry nutcase in high school, and even I would draw the line at ergot.
" [1]re: timing, ergot tends to thrive in summer after cold winters followed by damp springs.
Ok, so ergot poisoning is comparable to `being a child`?
Maybe it would be easier to modify yeast, maybe it would be easier to modify ergot.
[2]For what it's worth there's a decent chance that ergot poisoning may be responsible for the Salem Witch Trials.
I think that ergot poisoning during the same era makes this issue uniquely difficult to debate among strangers.
To base your life around the writing of bronze age hippies who probably didn't realize they were tripping on ergot and not actually talking to God is sad.
German Wikipedia even notes that the fungus is related to ergot.
For example, ergot of rye is a hallucinogen which is poisonous in moderate doses and has many toxic side effects at lower doses.
It's about someone trying to bring forth a popular religious and monarchist reawakening through a drug extracted from ergot.
Similarly, ergot poisoning used to be called "witchcraft".Anyone with half a brain should understand that Big Pharma is just trying to cover up the existence of witches.
According to Wikipedia, it’s not the plant itself that’s toxic, but rather a fungus that can infect the plant, much as ergot infected other grains.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use ergot in a sentence?
Honestly, this sounds like it could be ergot poisoning.
What does ergot mean?
a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
What part of speech is ergot?
ergot is commonly used as noun.