Clues for the word "ERGOT"
We've had 58 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 159 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on November 07, 2025.
Definition of ergot
- n. - 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.
- n. - 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.
- n. - A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint.
- n. - See 2d Calcar, 3 (b).
Referring Clues
- Grain disease
- Cereal killer
- Problem for a grain farmer
- Plant problem
- Corn problem
- Fungus that can attack corn
- Headache for a grain farmer
- Grain bane
- Rye malady
- Rye fungus
- Fungus that affects rye
- Disease of cereal grasses
- Grain fungus
- Plant fungus
- Hallucinogenic fungus
- Cereal grass fungus
- Rye grass malady
- Cereal fungus
- Bane of grain
- Fungal grain disease
- Fungous growth on cereals
- Grain affliction
- Cereal disease
- Cereal killer?
- Fungus that affects cereal
- Disease of rye
- Cereal-eating fungi
- Fungus that can affect wheat crops
- Plant disease
- Fungus disease of rye
- Rye grass disease
- Lysergic acid source
- Killer of grain
- Crop hazard
- Problem for grain growers
- Disease of cereals
- Bane of cereal grain
- Cereal grain killer
- Rye blight
- Fungus that attacks grains
- Cereal grass disease
- Concern for wheat farmers
- Cereal grass parasite
- Grain woe
- Fungi
- Fungal disease of grain
- Disease of rye and other cereals
- Reported serial attacker captured by the Queen
- Queen contracted fungal disease
- King Edward had a problem with rye
- Fungal disease of cereals
- King Edward contracted a fungus
- Crop-menacing fungus
- Bane of rye crops
- Grain farmer's headache
- Ryegrass disease
- Fungal rye disease
- Ryegrass fungus
Last Seen In
- Daily American - November 07, 2025
- Daily American - April 16, 2025
- Daily American - February 19, 2025
- Daily American - November 19, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 11, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 19, 2024
- Daily American - July 06, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 22, 2023
- Daily American - November 07, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - October 25, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - August 19, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 22, 2023
- Daily American - April 16, 2023
- Daily American - February 19, 2023
- Daily American - November 19, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - September 22, 2022
- Daily American - July 06, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - June 07, 2022
- USA Today - January 31, 2018
- Universal - November 13, 2017
- Daily American - November 07, 2017
- New York Times - October 10, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - September 20, 2017
- USA Today - September 19, 2017
- New York Times - August 13, 2017
- Universal - July 20, 2017
- LA Times - July 02, 2017
- LA Times - June 20, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - June 17, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 13, 2017
- And in 129 more crossword puzzles...