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burnt ear

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
burn-t ear
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease of grain in the genus Ustilago resembling smut, but where the black powder that appears in the ear is external, and either the grain has never been formed or its coat has been destroyed, so that the whole ear appears black or burnt.

Uncountable

noun

An ear of grain affected by this disease.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

burnt ears (plural)

Questions

What does burnt ear mean?
A disease of grain in the genus Ustilago resembling smut, but where the black powder that appears in the ear is external, and either the grain has never been formed or its coat has been destroyed, so that the whole ear appears black or burnt.

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