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corn smut

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corn smut
n.
See cuitlacoche.
corn smut
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) an ascomycetous parasitic fungus, Ustilago zeae, that causes gall-like deformations on maize grain
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) the condition produced by this fungus
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Noun1.corn smutcorn smut - a smut fungus attacking Indian corn
cornsmut
smut fungus, smut - any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
family Ustilaginaceae, Ustilaginaceae - a fungus family of loose smuts
boil smut, Ustilago maydis - a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass


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Huitlacoche, pronounced (wee-tlah-KOH-cheh) also known as Corn Smut in the United States, is a fungus that grows on corn.
Hominy stuffed bell peppers with huitlacoche and arugula sauce. ... by Trotter, Charlie / Art Culinaire
And if ethnobotanist Kevin Dahl has his way, this much-maligned fungus -- known as corn smut -- will soon become part of American nouvelle cuisine.
Amaizing gastronomy: sup on smut? by Cowen, Ron / Science News
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