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ustilago

 

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Noun ustilago has 1 sense
  1. Ustilago, genus Ustilago - type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts
    --1 is a kind of fungus genus
    --1 has members: loose smut; boil smut, Ustilago maydis

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Ustilago

Description:

Ustilago is a genus of fungi that includes smut fungi, which are plant parasites capable of causing diseases in a wide range of crops.

Senses:

Noun:

1. Any of various fungus species of the genus Ustilago, characterized by the formation of black spores known as smut.

2. The black powdery spores produced by these fungi as a result of their parasitic growth on plants.

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Sample Sentences:

1. Farmers need to be proactive in controlling ustilago infections to protect their crops.

2. The wheat crop was heavily affected by ustilago smut, resulting in significant economic losses.

3. The dark spores of ustilago were evidence of the fungal disease that had taken hold of the cornfield.

4. The use of fungicides proved effective in suppressing ustilago infestation in the barley fields.

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