ergot
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ergot /ˈəːgɒt/
▶noun
- 1 a fungal disease of rye and other cereals, forming black elongated fruiting bodies which are a source of various medicinal alkaloids.
- 2 a small horny protuberance on the back of a horse's fetlock.
– origin C17: from Fr., from OFr. argot ‘cock's spur’ (because of the appearance produced by the disease).
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