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Ergotism (pron. ) is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning , traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus that infects rye and other cereals , and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline -based ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and craming and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"disease caused by eating ergot-infected breadstuffs," 1816; see ergot + -ism .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the ''Claviceps purpurea'' fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ergotism \Er"go*tism\, n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.] A logical deduction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.