- wheat smut
- smut on wheat caused by Tilletia tritici; ingestion causes glomerulonephritis in livestock.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
wheat smut
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stinking smut — /stɪŋkɪŋ ˈsmʌt/ (say stingking smut) noun a type of smut on wheat; bunt …
