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Blister rust   /blˈɪstər rəst/   Listen
Blister rust

noun
1.
Any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally.  Synonyms: white-pine rust, white pine blister rust.
2.
Fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host.  Synonym: Cronartium ribicola.





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Words linked to "Blister rust" :   genus Cronartium, rust fungus, white-pine rust, Cronartium, rust


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