white-pine rust

Definitions of white-pine rust
  1. noun
    any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally
    synonyms: blister rust, white pine blister rust
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    rust
    a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
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