| NOUN | state | blister rust, white-pine rust, white pine blister rust | 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 |
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| plant | blister rust, Cronartium ribicola | fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | white-pine rust, white pine blister rust | |
| Broader | rust | A plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems |
| Meaning | fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host. | |
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| Synonym | Cronartium ribicola | |
| Member of | Cronartium, genus Cronartium | rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns |
| Broader | rust, rust fungus | Any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants |
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