Assertion: fungus's structure | /r/Synonym | ergot
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text: The ascomycete Claviceps purpurea infects the flowers of rye and other cereals and produces a structure called an ergot (dark sclerotia or hardened mycelial masses: looks like the spur on a rooster’s leg) where a seed would normally be found in the head of the grain.