វគ្គជំនាញកុំព្យូទ័រ
ចំណេះដឹងទូទៅ
ម្ហូបអាហារ
កំប្លែង
ទស្សន៍ទាយ
តូច
មធ្យម
ធំ
Ergot
SEE:
Calcar
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A
diseased
condition
of
rye
and
other
cereals
, in
which
the
grains
become
black
, and
often
spur-shaped
. It is
caused
by a
parasitic
fungus
,
Claviceps
purpurea
.
2.
The
mycelium
or
spawn
of
this
fungus
infecting
grains
of
rye
and
wheat
. It is a
powerful
remedial
agent
, and
also
a
dangerous
poison
, and is
used
as a
means
of
hastening
childbirth
, and to
arrest
bleeding
.
3.
A
stub
,
like
soft
horn
, about the
size
of a
chestnut
,
situated
behind
and
below
the
pastern
joint
.