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Definition 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.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Family Pucciniaceae, Pucciniaceae
Member holonyms: Puccinia Graminis, Wheat Rust
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Puccinia
Literary usage of Genus Puccinia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1905)
"But if this is accepted, the genus Puccinia is not a true genus, but a form-genus,
for it represents only one of the three stages of development. ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1905)
"But if this is accepted, the genus Puccinia is not a true genus, but a form-genus,
for it represents only one of the three stages of development. ..."
3. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1889)
"Having thus purposely repeated the essentials in the life history of a leading
member of the genus Puccinia, the careful reader is prepared to enter upon a ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1914)
"I., genus Puccinia, 1902-4; Vol. П., Genus Uromyces, 1910) were entirely taken
up with the treatment of two genera, Puccinia and Uromyces, ..."
5. Studien zur Entwicklungsgeschichte des japanischen Riesensalamanders by Charles Stuart Gager, Daniel Lange (1916)
"Genus. Puccinia. Species. graminis Pers. 1. Examine the specimens exhibited in
the laboratory, and state what plants are infested with this parasite. ..."
6. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1890)
"For a long time it was retained in the genus Puccinia, but Link, in 1825, placed
it in the genus Phragmidium, where it still remains.} External Characters. ..."
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