yellow rust

American  

noun

Plant Pathology.

1. stripe rust.

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Etymology

Origin of yellow rust

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

“There's a very important disease of wheat, which is a global problem, called yellow rust, and that's been increasingly difficult to control,” Dr Griffiths says.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2022

It was a yellow rust that had eaten into his Christian's sword.

From A Girl of the Klondike by Cross, Victoria

It was a dirty game, however, dirty even for pit boys, for the yellow rust would stick to hands and clothes and be very difficult to remove.

From Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)