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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 rice
Familiarity information: GREEN SMUT FUNGUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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