Bane of cereal grain Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Friday, September 9, 2016 · 16-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, September 9, 2016.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · September 9, 2016 · 16-Across · 5 letters
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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
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