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wheat rust
noun
, Plant Pathology.
- any of several diseases of wheat caused by rust fungi of the genus Puccinia.
wheat rust
noun
- a rust fungus, Puccinia graminis, that attacks cereals, esp wheat, and the barberry
- the disease caused by this fungus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wheat rust1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
This epiphyte, too, is very different in structure from wheat-rust.
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Wheat rust is probably the most destructive parasitic fungus.
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Even the law took cognisance of the danger of wheat-rust in 1660 in Rouen (Loverdo).
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