English Dictionary: ergotism | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for ergotism | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ergotism \Er"go*tism\, n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.] A logical deduction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ergotism \Er"got*ism\, n. [From {Ergot}, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.] (Med.) A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus. |