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Rust-fungus definition

Any of various fungi of the order Uredinales, having complex life cycles and often reddish-orange spores, and infecting a wide variety of plants.
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Any of various fungi of the order Uredinales, having complex life cycles and often reddish-orange spores, and infecting a wide variety of plants.
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Any of many fungi, of the order Uredinales that cause the rust disease in plants.
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Noun

Singular:
rust-fungus
Plural:
rust-fungi

Rust-fungus Sentence Examples

  • Two species of rust fungus occur on juniper, and these induce galls to form on the stems and twigs.

  • Furthermore, smooth brome grass clones selected using conventional breeding showed that reduced lignin was associated with severe rust fungus disease [23] .

  • His studies of the life cycle of the rust fungus convinced him that the germinating spores represented a vulnerable stage for attack.

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