A: Morebuntk of Cassiopaea here.
Anyone else thought "more bunk" when they read this name?
More bunt, okay?I thought "more bundt cake please"
While looking up the definition of bunt (as a noun), two "head-turning" descriptions appeared:
Genus Tilletia?
- [Plant Pathology] a smut disease of wheat in which the kernels are replaced by the black, foul-smelling spores of fungi of the genus Tilletia
- a disease that destroys the grain of wheat and other grasses, caused by various fungi (genus Tilletia)
Tilletia - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
And here's the horror! Interesting coincidence.Tilletia is a genus of smut fungi in the Tilletiaceae family. Species in this genus are plant pathogens that affect various grasses. Tilletia indica, which causes Karnal bunt of wheat, and Tilletia horrida, responsible for rice kernel smut, are examples of species that affect economically important crops.
Warning of widespread crop failures?