ergot
Ergot is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter E and ends with the letter T for which we found 4 definitions.
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| (n.) A diseased condition of rye and other cereals in which the grains become black and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus Claviceps purpurea. |
| (n.) The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent and also a dangerous poison and is used as a means of hastening childbirth and to arrest bleeding. |
| (n.) A stub like soft horn about the size of a chestnut situated behind and below the pastern joint. |
| (n.) See 2d Calcar 3 (b). |
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The word ergot is a 5 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for ergot is: er-got
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