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Argot vs Ergot - What's the difference?

argot | ergot |

As nouns the difference between argot and ergot

is that argot is a secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds while ergot is any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.

argot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  • The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.
    • The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.

    Synonyms

    * (secret language) cant, jargon, slang * (specialized vocabulary) jargon

    Anagrams

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    ergot

    English

    grain with ergots (sclerotia of Claviceps purpurea ) (wikipedia ergot)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
  • The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps , appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.

    • Derived terms

    * ergotamine * ergotic * ergotism

    See also

    * sclerotium

    References

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