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Ergotism
Meaning
Noun
●
In Fungal diseases:
The
plant
disease
caused
by ergot.
●
The effect of
long-term
ergot
poisoning
,
traditionally
due to the
ingestion
of the
alkaloids
produced
by the
fungus
Claviceps purpurea which
infects
rye
and other
cereals
, and more
recently
by the
action
of
a number of
ergoline-based
drugs
,
consisting of
convulsive
and
gangrenous
symptoms.
●
The use of ergot-infested
grain
to
poison
animals.
●
A
logical
deduction.
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Origin
ergotism
English
-ism
English
ergot
English
ergot
French
argot
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Ergotoxicosis
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