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ergots
We have found lemma(root) word of ergots : ergot.
Definitions
[ˈəːɡɒt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a fungal disease of rye and other cereals in which black elongated fruiting bodies grow in the ears of the cereal. Eating contaminated food can result in ergotism
- a small horny protuberance on the back of each of a horse's fetlocks
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Origin
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late 17th century: from French, from Old French argot ‘cock's spur’ (because of the appearance produced by the disease)
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