| 1. | corn smut. |
| 2. | the black fungus that causes corn smut. |
| 3. | corn affected with this black fungus, having a sweet, smoky flavor, considered a delicacy and used in a variety of Mexican dishes. |
cuit·la·co·che  (kwēt'lä-kō'chā) n. A bulbous black fungus (Ustilago maydis) that infects corn, producing silvery, swollen, pebblelike kernels. The kernels have a smoky-sweet flavor and are sometimes harvested and used in a variety of Mexican dishes. Also called corn smut, maize mushroom, Mexican truffle. [American Spanish, from Nahuatl quitlacochtli : quitlatl, dung + cochtli, asleep.] |
| maize mushroom n. See cuitlacoche. |
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