HyperDic: white-pine_rust

English > 1 sense of the expression *white-pine rust*:
NOUN	state	white-pine rust, blister 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

English > *white-pine rust*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
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.
Synonyms	blister rust, white pine blister rust
Broader	rust	A plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems