stinking smut

noun

Plant Pathology.

1. bunt.

stinking smut

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of stinking smut¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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.

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

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