ergot

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ergot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation) /ˈəːɡət/, /ˈəːɡɒt/ IPA(key): (General American) /ˈəɹɡət/, [ˈɚɡɪʔt̚], /ˈəɹˌɡɑt/, /ɛɹˈɡoʊ/ === Noun === ergot (countable and uncountable, plural ergots) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “ergot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === ergot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Grote, Roget, Trego, etrog, grote, regot == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French argot, considered from a substrate root *arg- related to thorns and pointy things widespread in Western Romance, for related forms see Galician argana (“awn”), Spanish aulaga (“gorse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛʁ.ɡo/, (older, now chiefly Belgium) /ɛʁ.ɡɔ/ Rhymes: -o, -ɔ === Noun === ergot m (plural ergots) spur of a male member of Galliformes ergot ==== Descendants ==== → English: ergot → Romanian: ergot === Further reading === “ergot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ergot. === Noun === ergot n (plural ergoturi) ergot ==== Declension ====