sphacelotheca

English Thesaurus

1. genus of smut fungus (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	smut, smut fungus,
definition	:	any fungus of the order Ustilaginales (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	head smut, sphacelotheca reiliana,
definition	:	smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family ustilaginaceae, ustilaginaceae,
definition	:	a fungus family of loose smuts (noun.plant)