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ONION SMUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does onion smut mean?
• ONION SMUT (noun)
The noun ONION SMUT has 1 sense:
1. smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings
Familiarity information: ONION SMUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
onion smut; Urocystis cepulae
Hypernyms ("onion smut" is a kind of...):
smut; smut fungus (any fungus of the order Ustilaginales)
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