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GREEN SMUT FUNGUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does green smut fungus mean? 

GREEN SMUT FUNGUS (noun)
  The noun GREEN SMUT FUNGUS has 1 sense:

1. fungus causing green smut in riceplay

  Familiarity information: GREEN SMUT FUNGUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GREEN SMUT FUNGUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fungus causing green smut in rice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

green smut fungus; Ustilaginoidea virens

Hypernyms ("green smut fungus" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Holonyms ("green smut fungus" is a member of...):

genus Ustilaginoidea; Ustilaginoidea (genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut)


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