Neuter

Mutterkorn

Meaning

ergot (deformed grain)

Concepts

ergot fungus

ergot kernel

Synonyms

Mutterkornpilz

Afterklaue

Hanensporn

Krähenkorn

gehörntes Korn

purpurbrauner Mutterkornpilz

Translations

ergot de seigle

moederkoorn

ergot des céréales

segala cornuta

ergot

Claviceps purpurea

Secale cornutum

spoor van een haan

cornezuelo del centeno

zekale anino

ergot du seigle

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmʊtɐˌkɔʁn/
Etymology

Mutter + Korn, associated in folk etymology with Gebärmutter, from its therapeutic use in gynecology.

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