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| 2 | 25% | 5 | Cereal with varieties like sweet corn and dent corn | |
| 3 | 25% | 6 | A traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa (a type of corn dough) filled with various ingredients and wrapped in a corn husk. | |
Fungus That Can Attack Corn Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
ERGOT which was last seen in the New York Times Bonus crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ERGOT
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "ERGOT" which means:
- noun
- • A plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
- • 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
An example sentence would be:
- • "The consumption of contaminated grain can lead to ergot poisoning."
- • "Ergotism, a condition caused by ergot poisoning, can cause hallucinations and convulsions."
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| New York Times Bonus01 Aug 2005 | Down 56 | |
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