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Definition of: Ustilago
(us′tə·lā′gō) noun
A genus of smut fungi (order Ustilaginales) which attack the tissues of many plants, especially cereals, as U. zeae, destructive of corn, U. tritici, parasitic on wheat, etc. [<NL <LL <L ustulatus scorched. See USTULATE.]
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