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blister rust meaning and definition
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Definition of 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
- synonyms: white pine blister rust, white-pine rust
- fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
- synonyms: Cronartium ribicola
Source: Princeton University Wordnet