Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fungus | Yes | No | No | No |
Claviceps purpurea | Yes | No | No | No |
fungus (noun) | Claviceps purpurea (noun) |
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an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia | 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 |