ONION SMUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings

Synonyms:

onion smut; Urocystis cepulae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("onion smut" is a kind of...):

smut; smut fungus (any fungus of the order Ustilaginales)

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