HyperDic: genus_puccinia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Puccinia:
NOUNplantgenus Puccinia, Pucciniatype genus of the Pucciniaceae
English > genus Puccinia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants.
SynonymPuccinia
Member ofPucciniaceae, family Pucciniaceaelarge important family of rust fungi
Memberswheat rust, Puccinia graminisrust fungus that attacks wheat
Broaderfungus genusIncludes lichen genera
Spanishgenus puccinia, puccinia
Catalangenus puccinia, puccinia

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