English noun: Ustilago maydis | |||
1. | Ustilago maydis (plant) a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass | ||
Synonyms | boil smut | ||
Broader (hypernym) | corn smut, cornsmut | ||
Member meronym | genus Ustilago, Ustilago | ||