| Ergot (ergot) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Er"got |
| [F. ergot,
argot, lit., a spur.] |
A diseased
condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black,
and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus,
Claviceps purpurea.
The mycelium or spawn of this fungus
infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent,
and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening
childbirth, and to arrest bleeding.
A stub, like soft horn,
about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern
joint.
See 2d Calcar, 3
(b).
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