Meanings
nouncorn smut (countable and uncountable, plural corn smuts)
plural corn smuts
- countableuncountableA fungus that affects corn (maize), taxonomic name Mycosarcoma maydis, which induces tumors in the plant, known to be eaten as a delicacy.
Synonyms: huitlacoche, maize mushroom
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fungus that affects corn (maize), taxonomic name Mycosarcoma maydis, which induces tumors in the plant, known to be eaten as a delicacy.
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Translations
Catalan carbó del blat de moro, carbó de la dacsa
- carbó del blat de morofungus
- carbó de la dacsafungus
Danish majssot
- majssotfungus
Dutch builenbrand, maisbrand
- builenbrandfungus
- maisbrandfungus
Finnish maissin nokisieni
- maissin nokisienifungus
French charbon du maïs
- charbon du maïsfungus
German Maisbeulenbrand
- Maisbeulenbrandfungus
Korean 옥수수흑수병
- 옥수수흑수병 (oksusuheuksubyeong)fungus
Polish głownia kukurydzy
- głownia kukurydzyfungus
Spanish huitlacoche, cuitlacoche
- huitlacochefungus
- cuitlacochefungus
Swedish majssot
- majssotfungus
Welsh parddu indrawn
- parddu indrawnfungus
Cite this entry
APA
corn smut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20smut
MLA
“corn smut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20smut. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corn smut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20smut.
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