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onion smut

onion smut noun: a disease of the seedlings of the onion caused by the fungus Urocystis cepulae which causes black elongate blisters on the bulb and leaves of the plant.

Noun

onion smut (uncountable)

  1. A disease of the seedlings of the onion caused by the fungus Urocystis cepulae which causes black elongate blisters on the bulb and leaves of the plant.
  2. The fungus Urocystis cepulae.

Questions about onion smut

What does onion smut mean?
Onion smut means a disease of the seedlings of the onion caused by the fungus Urocystis cepulae which causes black elongate blisters on the bulb and leaves of the plant.
What part of speech is onion smut?
Onion smut is a noun.

Words near onion smut in the dictionary

  1. onion services
  2. onion skin
  3. onion skinning
  4. onion skins
  5. onion smudge
  6. onion smut
  7. onion snow
  8. onion snows
  9. onion squash
  10. onion straw
  11. onion straws

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