stinking smut

American  

noun

Plant Pathology.

1. bunt.

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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

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.

From Wheat Growing in Australia by Australia. Dept. of External Affairs

Tilletia tritici, or the rough-spored variety, is the common stinking smut of the Pacific regions, while Tilletia foetans, or the smooth-spored species, is the one generally found in the eastern United States.

From The Desert of Wheat by Grey, Zane

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

From The Desert of Wheat by Grey, Zane