boil smut

/bɔɪl smət/
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Definitions of boil smut
  1. noun
    a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass
    synonyms: Ustilago maydis
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    type of:
    corn smut, cornsmut
    a smut fungus attacking Indian corn
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