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noun • a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink • destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores • any fungus of the order Ustilaginales • an offensive or indecent word or phrase • creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire verb • make obscene • stain with a dirty substance, such as soot • become affected with smut • affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn | ||||
| 48% | 8 | Smut fungus affecting cereal crops | ||
noun • type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts | ||||
| 38% | 14 | Parasitic fungi causing diseases in many cereal crops | ||
noun • a fungus family of loose smuts | ||||
Parasitic Fungus Affecting Cereal Crops
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SMUT which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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SMUT
Updated: September 1, 2025
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