white rust

/waɪt rəst/
/hwaɪt rəst/
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Other forms: white rusts

Definitions of white rust
  1. noun
    fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia
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    fungus
    an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
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