Ergot

Morpheme

Ergot

Type

free base

Denotation

parasitic grass fungus

Etymology

French ergot; Old French argot

Evidence

ergot, ergotamine, ergoted, ergotic, ergotin, ergotine, ergotism, ergotization, ergotize, ergotoxine, ergots

Notes

<t> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Erg