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A Dictionary of Psychology | Date: 2001

ergot n. A fungus that grows on wheat or rye, or an alkaloid drug derived from it that induces contractions of the womb in women and is a powerful vasoconstrictor, useful in the treatment of migraine headaches and haemorrhage.[From French ergot a cock's spur, which the fungal projections on the ears of wheat or rye resemble in shape]

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