| smut | 1. Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter. 2. <chemical> Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of faults. 3. <botany> An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis. 4. Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity. "He does not stand upon decency . . . But will talk smut, though a priest and his mother be in the room." (Addison) Smut mill, a machine for cleansing grain from smut. Origin: Akin to Sw. Smuts, Dan. Smuds, MHG. Smuz, G. Schmutz, D. Smet a spot or stain, smoddig, smodsig, smodderig, dirty, smodderen to smut; and probably to E. Smite. See Smite, and cf. Smitt, Smutch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| rye smut | <botany> A disease of cereal plants (rye, wheat, etc.) caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, this fungus produces toxic alkaloids that, if ingested, cause symptoms such as hallucinations, severe gastrointestinal upset, a burning sensation in the limbs and extremities (St. Anthony's Fire) and a form of gangrene. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| corn smut | A species that resembles ergot of rye in its metabolic action; its black spores on the ears of corn are dispersed by wind and can cause contamination of laboratory cultures. Synonym: corn ergot, corn smut, Ustilago zeae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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carbon black: a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores make obscene; "This line in the play smuts the entire act" any fungus of the order Ustilaginales stain with a dirty substance, such as soot become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten" obscenity: an offensive or indecent word or phrase affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn pornography: creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
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a disease caused by a member of the Ustilaginales (Ustomycetes); also the common name for a species in this group.
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Any of a number of plant diseases caused by the smut fungi (Ustilaginales); characterized by masses of dark, powdery, and sometimes odorous spores (eg, stinking smut of wheat, common smut of maize). (16)
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A term describing slate grey fur that is foreign to the standard color for the breed. Example: Creme D'Argent.
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Danish word for stone skip
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| smut | any fungus of the order Ustilaginales |
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| smut | destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores |
| smut | a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink |
| smut | affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn |
| smut | become affected with smut, as of corn |
| smut | stain with a dirty substance, such as soot |
| smut | any fungus of the order Ustilaginales |
| smut | grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus |
| smut | make a smudge on |
| smut | South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950) |
| smut | in a smutty manner |
| smut | obscenity in speech or writing |
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