rust mite

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noun

any of various mites that cause brown or reddish patches on leaves and fruit.

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Origin of rust mite

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby rust mite

rust joint, rustle, rustler, rustless, rustle up, rust mite, Ruston, rustout, rustproof, rustproofing, rust-through

How to use rust mite in a sentence

Tom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Blister rust is like having the flu; the pine beetle is like fast acting leukemia.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
How eagerly she looks forward to pay day, for that little mite means so much at home.
The Daring Journalist Nellie Bly Hasn’t Lost Her Cred in a Century|Jessica Ferri|July 18, 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.
Cleveland, LeBron James, and the 2016 Republican Convention|Lloyd Green|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One would not have wanted her white neck a mite less full or her beautiful arms more slender.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
To think,” said the younger Englishwoman to her sister, “of this wee mite travelling about in an open motor!
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
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
Them's ther very words I heered him say, 'n' I wuzn't ennythin' but a mite, but I didn't furgit it.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
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