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noun Plant Pathology.
any of several diseases of plants caused by rusts and characterized by black discoloration resulting from the fungal teliospores.
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Origin of black rust
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Words nearby black rust
black root rot, black rot, black ruff, black run, Black Russian, black rust, black sage, black sapote, Black Sash, Blacksburg, black scoter
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British Dictionary definitions for black rust
black rust
noun
a stage in any of several diseases of cereals and grasses caused by rust fungi in which black masses of spores appear on the stems or leaves
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