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Wheat Rust
see synonyms of wheat rustNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Wheat Rust
see synonyms of wheat rustnoun
1.
a rust fungus, Puccinia graminis, that attacks cereals, esp wheat, and the barberry
2.
the disease caused by this fungus
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Wheat Rust
see synonyms of wheat rust a disease of wheat, caused by various rust fungi; esp., any of numerous stem rusts caused by a fungus (Puccinia graminis) harbored by certain barberries
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Wheat Rust
see synonyms of wheat rustn.
1. 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.
2. Any of several rust fungi of the genus Puccinia that cause these diseases, especially a form of P. graminis that affects stems.
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