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Ergot

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A diseased state of grasses, &c., but a disease chiefly attacking rye, produced by a fungus developing on the seeds; the drug "ergot of rye" is obtained from a species of this fungus.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ergot'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/ergot.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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