stinking smut

/stɪŋkɪŋ smət/
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Definitions of stinking smut
  1. noun
    disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
    synonyms: bunt
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    type of:
    smut
    destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
  2. noun
    similar to Tilletia caries
    synonyms: Tilletia foetida, bunt
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    type of:
    smut, smut fungus
    any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
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