|
|
Definition of Rust fungus
1. Noun. Any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants.
Generic synonyms: Fungus
Group relationships: Order Uredinales, Uredinales
Terms within: Aecium, Aeciospore
Specialized synonyms: Flax Rust, Flax Rust Fungus, Melampsora Lini, Blister Rust, Cronartium Ribicola, Puccinia Graminis, Wheat Rust, Apple Rust, Cedar-apple Rust, Gymnosporangium Juniperi-virginianae
Definition of Rust fungus
1. Noun. any of many fungi, of the order ''Uredinales'' that cause the rust disease in plants ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rust Fungus
Literary usage of Rust fungus
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.) (1901)
"There is another form which the rust fungus assumes, not usually seen in the
asparagus field, but it may be found in early spring upon plants that are not ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"... the rust fungus assumes, not usually seen in the asparagus field, but it may
be found in early spring upon plants that are not subjected to cutting. ..."
3. Fundamentals of Botany by Charles Stuart Gager (1916)
"... the protoplast becoming organized into spores (ascospores), and the wall of
the mother-cell serving as an ascus. A "RUST" FUNGUS (WHEAT RUST) ..."
4. Fundamentals of Botany by Charles Stuart Gager (1916)
"... protoplast becoming organized into spores (ascospores), and the wall of the
mother-cell serving as an ascus. A "RUST" FUNGUS (WHEAT RUST) ..."
5. Minnesota Plant Diseases by Edward Monroe Freeman (1905)
"Cluster-cups of ash-leaf rust fungus, on an ash twig. Magnified. ... Cluster-cup
spores from the rust fungus of Fig. 75. Highly magnified. ..."
6. Manual of Tree Diseases by William Howard Rankin (1918)
"The life history and control of this rust-fungus is similar to the white pine
blister-rust except that it has ..."
7. Manual of Tree Diseases by William Howard Rankin (1918)
"The life history and control of this rust-fungus is similar to the white pine
blister-rust except that it has ..."
Other Resources:
