genus Puccinia

Definitions of genus Puccinia
  1. noun
    type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants
    synonyms: Puccinia
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    type of:
    fungus genus
    includes lichen genera
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