Definition

Examples

• 麦角是一种寄生在谷物上的真菌。
  mài jiǎ shì yì zhǒng jìshēng zài gǔwù shàng de zhēnjūn.
  Ergot is a fungus that parasitizes grains.
• 这种药物是从麦角中提取出来的。
  Zhè zhǒng yàowù shì cóng mài jiǎ zhōng tíqǔ chūlái de.
  This medicine is extracted from ergot.
• 历史上麦角曾导致过大规模中毒事件。
  Lìshǐ shàng mài jiǎ céng dǎozhì guo dà guīmó zhòngdú shìjiàn.
  Historically, ergot has caused large-scale poisoning incidents.