Define Ergot Meaning

(adapted from Erowid.org)

A fungus that infects cereal grains, forming small black masses of material that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinal alkaloids and of ergotamine, a precursor of LSD.

Leg cramps, usually brought on by ingestion of alkaloids derived from or related the ergot fungus (which primarily feeds on rye). Such alkaloids include ergotamine, LSA (found in certain varieties of Morning Glory Seeds), LSD, and several others. It is a good sign you need to lay of the A for a while.

An ergot is a negatively charged subatomic particle. It can be either free (not attached to any atom), or bound to the nucleus of an atom. ergots in atoms exist in spherical shells of various radii, representing energy levels. ... The charge on a single ergot is considered as the unit electrical charge.