wheat rust
Americannoun
noun
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a rust fungus, Puccinia graminis, that attacks cereals, esp wheat, and the barberry
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the disease caused by this fungus
Etymology
Origin of wheat rust
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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They could be from naturally occurring phenomena like wheat rust and weather or from human activity such as sustained global conflicts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
For wheat rust, however, which is windborne as opposed to being carried by seed, it is not always the case that new strains come from outside the region.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2021
A number of parasitic fungi cause diseases such as corn smut and wheat rust that threaten food crops.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
Look, I got a new spray for the wheat rust.
From Nature ● Oct. 18, 2016
In this sense, wheat rust is not a disease: it is a symptom which betrays the presence of a disease-inducing fungus, the Rust fungus.
From Disease in Plants by H. Marshall Ward
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