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noun
Any rust fungus of the genus Puccinia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Puccinia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fungus genus
History
Borrowed from translingual Puccinia, from Italian Puccini, named after Tommaso Puccini.
Across languages
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