ergot
/ˈɜːɡɒt/noun
उच्चारण अर्गॉट
अरगट (राई आदि अनाजों का फफूँद रोग), अरगट फफूँद
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[U] technical
a disease of rye and other cereals caused by a fungus; the dried fungus, used in the past to make medicines
अरगट (राई आदि अनाजों का फफूँद रोग), अरगट फफूँद
- Bread made from rye infected with ergot can cause serious illness.
- Some drugs used in childbirth were first obtained from ergot.
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ergotism noun