covered smut meaning

• Noun: covered smut  kúvurd smút
  1. A smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes

  Type of: smut, smut fungus

  Encyclopedia: Covered smut

• smut:    Noun: smut &n ...
• covered:    Adjective: covered ...
• boil smut:    Noun: boil smut&nb ...

Examples

1. It is not evident until heads emerge and is very difficult to distinguish from covered smut.