| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ergotic | disease of rye and other cereals caused by an ergot fungus |
| ergots | disease of rye and other cereals caused by an ergot fungus |
| ergotism | condition caused by eating rye or some other grain that is infected with ergot fungus or by taking an overdose of a medicine containing ergot, characterized by cramps, spasms, and a form of gangrene |
| ergots | a. disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, esp. C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body b. the sclerotial body itself |
| ergot | a. disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, esp. C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body b. the sclerotial body itself |
