different between ergot vs ergotoxine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French ergot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????t/

Noun

ergot (countable and uncountable, plural ergots)

1. Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
2. The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.

Derived terms

• ergotamine
• ergotic
• ergotism
• ergosterol

Translations

See also

• sclerotium

References

• ergot in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Further reading

• ergot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Grote, Roget, Trego, grote, regot

French

Etymology

From Old French argot, considered from a substrate root *arg- related to thorns and pointy things widespread in Western Romance, for related forms see Galician argana (“awn”), Spanish aulaga (“gorse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.?o/

Noun

ergot m (plural ergots)

1. spur of a male member of Galliformes
2. ergot

Further reading

• “ergot” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

ergot +? toxin +? -ine

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????t?ksi?n/

Noun

ergotoxine (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A mixture of alkaloids (ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine) identified in ergot, formerly believed to be a single compound.