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charbon du maïs

French, noun/ʃaʁ.bɔ̃ dy ma.is/

charbon du maïs is a French masculine noun meaning “corn smut (a plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis that affects maize and teosinte)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does charbon du maïs mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecorn smut (a plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis that affects maize and teosinte)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce charbon du maïs?

  • /ʃaʁ.bɔ̃ dy ma.is/

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.