blister rust
noun Plant Pathology.
a disease, especially of white pines, characterized by cankers and in the spring by blisters on the stems, caused by a rust fungus of the genus Cronartium.
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Origin of blister rust
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby blister rust
blister beetle, blister copper, blister gas, blistering, blister pack, blister rust, blister steel, blistery, B.Lit., blite, blithe
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British Dictionary definitions for blister rust
blister rust
noun
a disease of certain pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium, causing swellings on the bark from which orange masses of spores are released
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