stripe smut

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noun Plant Pathology.

a disease of grasses, characterized by stripes of black spores on the leaves, caused by any of several smut fungi of the genera Urocystis and Ustilago.

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How to use stripe smut in a sentence

Her neon blue hair is teased high with a gray stripe emerging from the front.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
New moms and dads of every stripe want their kids to grow up healthy and happy and successful.
The Neuroscience of My Gay Dad/Mom Brain|Russell Saunders|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The white uni features a wide, royal blue stripe down the side of the jersey.
McConnell Campaign’s Huge Duke Whopper|Michael Tomasky|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were low-slung skirts, exposed midriffs and jutting hips, column dresses, and every kind of stripe you could imagine.
Marc Jacobs' Spring Summer 2013 Show: Walk The Line|Isabel Wilkinson|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Sharply dressed in a pin-stripe suit, he sat in the vast lobby of the Ottoman Palace, a short drive from the border with Syria.
Spinmeister Ammar al-Wawi Peddles Upbeat Message of Syrian Rebellion|Mike Giglio|July 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When he was good for a week, he drew good-conduct pay; and when he was bad, he was deprived of his good-conduct-stripe.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Death wore a blue pin-stripe suit, well fitting but slightly unpressed.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Then all this stopped and on the wet undergrowth again there was a movement like the zig-zag stripe of the tiger's skin.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
He was neatly dressed in a grey stripe, and wore a black-bound red waistcoat with brass buttons.
In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions
Their mane appears to be of a darker colour, which is continued as a narrow stripe down the back.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury