flag smut fungus

Noun
  1. A smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture releasing black masses of spores (synset 113089677)
    is a type of: smut, smut fungus - any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
    subtypes: urocystis tritici, wheat flag smut - fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat
    belongs to: genus urocystis, urocystis - a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae

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