Claviceps Purpurea — synonyms, definition

1. Claviceps purpurea (Noun)

1 synonym
ergot
1 definition

Claviceps purpurea (Noun) — A fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid.

1 type of
fungus
1 type
rye ergot
2 parts of
Claviceps genus Claviceps