white pine blister rust

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
Hypernyms: ↑rust

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noun also white-pine rust
: a disease of 5-leaved pine (as Swiss pine or various No. American white pines) that is prob. of Asiatic origin but widely established in Europe and No. America, is caused by a rust fungus (Cronartium ribicola) with a complex life cycle requiring a plant of the genus Ribes (as a currant or gooseberry) as alternate host, and is marked by destructive invasion of the bark and underlying tissues with swelling and girdling of the infected branch or tree leading to death of the parts above the lesion — compare felt rust

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white pine blister rust,
a disease that destroys the tissues of white pines, caused by a fungus sheltered by currant plants.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • blister rust — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑white pine rust, ↑white pine blister rust • Hypernyms: ↑rust 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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