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USTILAGO

\ˌʌstɪlˈe͡ɪɡə͡ʊ], \ˌʌstɪlˈe‍ɪɡə‍ʊ], \ˌʌ_s_t_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ɡ_əʊ]\

Definitions of USTILAGO

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type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A genus of basidiomycetous smut fungi comprising the loose smuts.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A genus of the Basichomycetes, parasitic on flowering plants. The mycelium penetrates through the intercellular spaces of the host plant and destroys it.
Of the U. S. Ph., 1880, see U. maidis.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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