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Meaning of burnt ear | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A disease of grain in the genus Ustilago resembling smut, but where the black powder that appears in the ear is external, and either the grain has never been formed or its coat has been destroyed, so that the whole ear appears black or burnt.
    uncountable
  2. An ear of grain affected by this disease.
    countable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

burnt ends Burnt Islands burnt knight burnt lime Burnt Oak burnt offering

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