Usually means: Fungal disease affecting maize ears.
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  1. corn smut: Merriam-Webster
  2. corn smut: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. corn smut: Collins English Dictionary
  4. corn smut: Vocabulary.com
  5. corn smut: Wiktionary
  6. corn smut: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. corn smut: Dictionary.com
  8. Corn smut: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. corn smut: Rhymezone
  10. corn smut: FreeDictionary.org
  11. corn smut: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. corn smut: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. corn smut: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (corn smut)

▸ noun:  A fungus that affects corn (maize), taxonomic name Ustilago maydis, which induces tumors in the plant, known to be eaten as a delicacy.

Similar:
cornsmut, maize mushroom, corn, cornsilk, pod corn, corn silk, black, baby corn, maize, seedcorn, more...

Opposite:
corn health, corn wellness, corn purity

Types:
huitlacoche, trichophyton, black mold, aspergillus, more...

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Similar:
cornsmut, maize mushroom, corn, cornsilk, pod corn, corn silk, black, baby corn, maize, seedcorn, more...

Opposite:
corn health, corn wellness, corn purity

Types:
huitlacoche, trichophyton, black mold, aspergillus, more...



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