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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several diseases of wheat caused by rust fungi, especially a destructive stem rust characterized by reddish blisters that turn black at the end of the growing season.
- noun Any of several rust fungi of the genus Puccinia that cause these diseases, especially a form of P. graminis that affects stems.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A disease of wheat and other grasses caused by the rust fungus
Puccinia graminis ; also, the fungus itself.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun rust fungus that attacks wheat
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