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Claviceps purpurea

Claviceps purpurea Meaning & Definition
Claviceps purpurea Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Claviceps purpurea?

[n] a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid

Synonyms | Synonyms for Claviceps purpurea: ergot

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See Also | Claviceps | fungus | genus Claviceps | rye ergot

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