cornsmut

Examples

• All

• The farmer was dismayed to find cornsmut spreading through his maize field.

• Scientists are researching ways to prevent cornsmut in commercial crops.

• The farmer discovered cornsmut on his maize crops.

• Have you ever seen cornsmut in your garden?

• The farmer was dismayed to find cornsmut spreading through his maize field.

• Scientists are researching ways to prevent cornsmut in commercial crops.

• The swollen, dark growths on the corn were a clear sign of cornsmut.

Synonyms

C

corn smut

vscornsmut

• Specialized

9.3

A disease caused by a fungus that makes big grey growths on corn ears

is the single-word form used in this entry

B

boil smut

vscornsmut

• Archaic

9.9

A disease of corn that makes grey-white bumps burst and show black dust

is the neutral technical disease term rather than a colloquial name

U

Ustilago maydis

vscornsmut

• Specialized

9.9

A fungus that infects corn, making greyish-white swellings that burst to show black powder

is the disease in the plant focusing on swollen black growths

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology