rust : Idioms & Phrases

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apple rust

  • noun rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
    Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae; apple rust.
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Black rust

  • a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain.
Webster 1913

blister rust

  • 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
    blister rust; white pine blister rust.
  • noun fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
    Cronartium ribicola.
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cedar-apple rust

  • noun rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
    Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae; apple rust.
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flax rust

  • noun fungus causing flax rust
    Melampsora lini; flax rust.
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flax rust fungus

  • noun fungus causing flax rust
    Melampsora lini; flax rust.
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rust fungus

  • noun any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
    rust.
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rust inhibitor

  • noun antioxidant that inhibits the formation of rust
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Rust joint

  • a joint made between surfaces of iron by filling the space between them with a wet mixture of cast-iron borings, sal ammoniac, and sulphur, which by oxidation becomes hard, and impervious to steam, water, etc.
Webster 1913

Rust mite

  • noun any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit
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  • (Zoöl.), a minute mite (Phytopius oleivorus) which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-colored patches on oranges.
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rust-brown

  • adjective satellite of the brown color of rust
    rusty; rust.
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rust-colored

  • adjective satellite having the brown color of rust
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rust-free

  • adjective satellite free of rust
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rust-red

  • adjective satellite of a red color tinged with rust
    rusty-red.
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rust-resistant

  • adjective satellite resistant to rust
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wheat rust

  • noun rust fungus that attacks wheat
    Puccinia graminis.
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white pine blister rust

  • 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
    blister rust; white pine blister rust.
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white rust

  • noun fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia
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white-pine rust

  • 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
    blister rust; white pine blister rust.
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