
Meaning of BLISTER RUST
| Pronunciation: | | 'blistur rust
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- [n] fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
- [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 |
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| | See Also: | | Cronartium, genus Cronartium, rust, rust, rust fungus | |
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