an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes

affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn

become affected with smut

a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes

a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores

a smut fungus attacking Indian corn

genus of smut fungus

smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut

parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes