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rye ergot vs Claviceps purpurea

Claviceps purpurea vs rye ergot

rye ergot and Claviceps purpurea both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rye ergot Yes No No No
Claviceps purpurea Yes No No No
As nouns, Claviceps purpurea is a hypernym of rye ergot; that is, Claviceps purpurea is a word with a broader meaning than rye ergot:
  • rye ergot: a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium
  • Claviceps purpurea: 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
Other hypernyms of rye ergot include ergot.
rye ergot (noun) Claviceps purpurea (noun)
a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium 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
Difference between rye ergot and Claviceps purpurea

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