ergot

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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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

Borrowed from French ergot.

“Now how is chronic ergot poisoning caused? — The blue scarab, R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
When you have spinal meningitis, however, the doctor tackles you with bromides, ergots, ammonia, iodine, chloral hydrate, codi, bromide of ammonia, hasheesh, bismuth, valerianate of ammonia, morphine sulph., nux vomica, turpentine emulsion, vox humana, rex magnus, opium, cantharides, Dover's powders, and other bric-a-brac. — Remarks, Bill Nye

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