SMUTS
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Example

After the fire, smuts dotted the windowsills and curtains.

Definition

Small flakes or specks of soot or ash

  • Soot deposits settling on surfaces

Plant diseases caused by smut fungi

  • The smut fungi themselves, especially on grasses and cereals

Third-person singular of smut

  • Stains with soot or dirt; infects grain with smut fungus

A surname

  • Notably Jan Smuts, South African statesman and general