Associations to the word «Claviceps»

Wiktionary

CLAVICEPS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Clavicipitaceae   — certain fungi that are parasitic on grasses.

Dictionary definition

CLAVICEPS, noun. Fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses.

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery