Fungus that affects cereal Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, September 25, 2012 · 32-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Tuesday, September 25, 2012.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · September 25, 2012 · 32-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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