blind seed

noun

, Plant Pathology.

1. a disease of ryegrass, characterized by shriveled, soft seeds, caused by a fungus, Phialea temulenta.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blind seed¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

And you, Deucalion, For whose blind seed was brought the illuming spark, Are you not gathered, now his day is done, Beside the brink of that relentless dark — The dark where your dear singer's ghost is gone?

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