noun
smut fungus; Microbotryum violaceum
A plant-pathogenic fungus, specifically Microbotryum violaceum, which causes smut disease. The term is primarily used in botanical and agricultural contexts.
クロボキンはカーネーションの花に感染することが知られている。
Smut fungus is known to infect carnation flowers.
この植物の黒い穂はクロボキンによるものだ。
The black ears on this plant are caused by smut fungus.
Refers to the disease (smut) caused by the fungus, while クロボキン is the fungus itself.
From 黒 (black) + 穂 (ear of grain) + 菌 (fungus), describing the blackened appearance of infected plant ears.