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Meaning of BLISTER RUST

Pronunciation:  'blistur rust

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
  2. [n]  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
 
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 Synonyms: Cronartium ribicola, white pine blister rust, white-pine rust
 
 See Also: Cronartium, genus Cronartium, rust, rust, rust fungus

 

 

 

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