麦角 (mài jiǎ) — ergot

Definition

Examples

• 麦角是一种寄生在谷物上的真菌。
  mài jiǎ Shì yì zhǒng jì shēng zài gǔ wù shàng de zhēn jūn.
  Ergot is a fungus that parasitizes grains.
• 这种药物是从麦角中提取出来的。
  Zhè zhǒng yào wù shì cóng mài jiǎ zhōng tí qǔ chū lái de.
  This medicine is extracted from ergot.
• 历史上麦角曾导致过大规模中毒事件。
  Lì shǐ shàng mài jiǎ céng dǎo zhì guò dà guī mó zhòng dú shì jiàn.
  Historically, ergot has caused large-scale poisoning incidents.