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ustilago

UK/ˌʌstɪˈleɪɡəʊ/US/ˌʌstɪˈleɪɡoʊ/

ustilago noun: any of the genus Ustilago of smut fungi, parasitic on grasses.

Noun

ustilago (plural ustilagos or ustilagoes)

  1. Any of the genus Ustilago of smut fungi, parasitic on grasses.
    • It was generally believed, before the experiments made by M. Kuhn, but without any foundation, and upon simple conjecture, that the seminules or spores of the ustilagoes and uredoes of the cereals penetrate by the radicles of the plant in order to arrive, creeping by degrees, to the leaves and...1859, The Farmer's Magazine, page 524

Forms of ustilago

pluralustilagos
pluralustilagoes

Origin of ustilago

From the genus name.

Words that rhyme with ustilago

Questions about ustilago

What does ustilago mean?
Ustilago means any of the genus Ustilago of smut fungi, parasitic on grasses.
What part of speech is ustilago?
Ustilago is a noun.
How do you pronounce ustilago?
Ustilago is pronounced /ˌʌstɪˈleɪɡəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of ustilago?
The plural of ustilago is ustilagos.

Words near ustilago in the dictionary

  1. ustilaginaceous
  2. ustilagineous
  3. ustilaginomycetous
  4. ustilaginomycotinous
  5. ustilaginous
  6. ustilago
  7. ustilagoes
  8. ustilagos
  9. ustiloxin
  10. ustiloxins
  11. Ustinov

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