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   smut

   /smʌt/

   noun

   • 1. a small flake of soot or other dirt or a mark left by one: "all those black smuts from the engine"
   • 2. a fungal disease of cereals in which parts of the ear change to black powder: "a few bad crop years with smut and drought and frost"
   • 3. obscene or lascivious talk, writing, or pictures: "porn, in his view, is far from being harmless smut"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘defile, corrupt, make obscene’): related to German schmutzen; compare with smudge1. The noun dates from the mid 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. www.frontiersin.org › journals › plant-scienceFrontiers | Breeding for improved digestibility and processing of...

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   10 hours ago · Introduction. Maize, also known as corn, plays a multifaceted role in agriculture, serving as a crucial resource for food, feed and the production of basic chemicals such as fuels, plastics, etc. Maize silage represents the areal part of maize – including leaves, stems, cobs and seeds – stored under anaerobic conditions for conservation, to be used as ruminant feed (Barrière, 2017).