ergotism
- n poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
ergotrate maleate
- n an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion
ergun he
- n a river in eastern Asia that arises in China and flows northeast along the border between China and Russia to become a tributary of the Amur River
erianthus
- n genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs
erianthus ravennae
- n grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass
eric arthur blair
- n imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950)