Medical Dictionary
Claviceps
noun Clav·i·ceps \ˈklav-ə-ˌseps\
Medical Definition of CLAVICEPS
: a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Hypocreaceae) parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses and forming characteristic sclerotia from which arise the ascus-bearing heads
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