Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ustilago

/ˌʌstɪˈleɪɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: usti-la-go
IPA: /ˌʌstɪˈleɪɡoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Ustilago of smut fungi, parasitic on grasses.

Example Sentences

"It was generally believed, before the experiments made by M. Kuhn, but without any foundation, and upon simple conjecture, that the seminules or spores of the ustilagoes and uredoes of the cereals penetrate by the radicles of the plant in order to arrive, creeping by degrees, to the leaves and seeds of those vegetables."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌʌstɪˈleɪɡoʊ/
British English: /ˌʌstɪˈleɪɡəʊ/

Inflected Forms

ustilagos (plural) ustilagoes (plural)

Phrases

corn smut

Frequently Paired Words

corn smut huitlacoche

Rhymes With

tobago great tobago little tobago tierra del fuego sago dago lumbago solidago plumbago grego galago vorago

Questions

How do you pronounce ustilago?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌstɪˈleɪɡoʊ/.
What does ustilago mean?: Any of the genus Ustilago of smut fungi, parasitic on grasses.
Where does ustilago come from?: From the genus name.

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