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stinking smut

American  

noun

Plant Pathology.

  1. bunt.

stinking smut British  

noun

  1. Also called: bunt.  a smut that affects wheat and is caused by the fungus Tilletia caries

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Etymology

Origin of stinking smut

First recorded in 1890–95

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Bunt or stinking smut is so called because it has an objectionable smell, which makes its presence known in the grain and deteriorates its value.

From Project Gutenberg

Bunt, or stinking smut, is caused by two different species of microscopic fungi which live as parasites in the wheat plant.

From Project Gutenberg

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