blister rust

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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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How to use blister rust in a sentence

I ended up developing a blister on one of my vocal cords, so that kinda sucked.
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Tom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast.
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Blister rust is like having the flu; the pine beetle is like fast acting leukemia.
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Briefly, blister rust is an Asian fungus introduced from Europe to America around 1900.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Still, there is hope for the Republicans in the Rust Belt—if they can give the public a reason to vote for them.
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It was encircled by a ditch, but the drawbridge was down, and the rust on its chains argued that long had it been so.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The Dimbula picked up her pilot and came in covered with salt and red rust.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Great pains have been taken, and the great rust thereof is not gone out, not even by fire.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Some seasons hardly any rust can be discovered on the leaves, and if any spots are found they are fixed and do not spread.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Many theories have been advanced in regard to the (p. 471) cause of rust and how to prevent it.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

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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