Get to know Ergot better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like fungus.
Ergot meaning
- Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
- The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.
- The wart-like growth of skin that covers the metacarpal pad on a horse or similar animal.
Synonyms of Ergot
Using Ergot
- The main meaning on this page is: Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses. | The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi. | The wart-like growth of skin that covers the metacarpal pad on a horse or similar animal.
- Useful related words include: plant disease, claviceps purpurea, fungus.
Context around Ergot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ergot
- In this selection, "ergot" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, using, fungus, alkaloids and parasitized stand out and add context to how "ergot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include kykeon using ergot parasitized barley and of other ergot alkaloids. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ergot" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ergot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Diseases main Rye is highly susceptible to the ergot fungus. (10 words)
He said this would be a threshold dose based on the dosages of other ergot alkaloids. (16 words)
However, modern attempts to prepare a kykeon using ergot-parasitized barley have yielded inconclusive results, though Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin describe both ergonovine and LSA to be known to produce LSD-like effects. (34 words)
However, modern attempts to prepare a kykeon using ergot-parasitized barley have yielded inconclusive results, though Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin describe both ergonovine and LSA to be known to produce LSD-like effects. (34 words)
He said this would be a threshold dose based on the dosages of other ergot alkaloids. (16 words)
Diseases main Rye is highly susceptible to the ergot fungus. (10 words)
Example sentences (3)
Diseases main Rye is highly susceptible to the ergot fungus.
He said this would be a threshold dose based on the dosages of other ergot alkaloids.
However, modern attempts to prepare a kykeon using ergot-parasitized barley have yielded inconclusive results, though Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin describe both ergonovine and LSA to be known to produce LSD-like effects.