Synonyms of ergot

Noun

1. ergot, plant disease

usage: a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus

2. ergot, Claviceps purpurea, fungus

usage: 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

Definition and meaning of ergot (Dictionary)