blister rust Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun 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
white-pine rust; white pine blister rust.
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noun fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
Cronartium ribicola.
