The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ERGOT , but the solution may also be SMUT which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Newsday).
Plant fungus crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERGOT | 63 % | 5 |
| SMUT | 25 % | 4 |
| RUST | 13 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plant fungus
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mold
- mildew
- blight
- fungal infection
- pathogen
- chromomycosis
- premycotic
- tooth fungus
- cryptococcal
- filarial
- fungus
- hyalohyphomycosis
Crossword Answer definitions
ERGOT noun- Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
- 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.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ERGOT
- Disease of rye
- Rye fungus
- Rye rot
- Cereal disorder
- Grain disease
- Hallucinogenic fungus
- Bane of grain
- Grain rot
- Crop-menacing fungus
- Cereal grass fungus
More clues leading to the result SMUT
- Plant disease
- Skinny stuff?
- Stuff in a cleared browser history
- Moral crusader's target
- Porn
- Stuff enjoyed in incognito windows
- whitehouse.com content, in the Clinton era
- Blue books
- Blue material?
- NC-17 stuff