Phrase guide

rust fungus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of many fungi, of the order Pucciniales, that cause rust diseases in plants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rust

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fungus

Narrower terms: flax rust, flax rust fungus, Melampsora lini, blister rust, Cronartium ribicola, wheat rust, Puccinia graminis, apple rust, cedar-apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: rustfungo — type of fungus
  • Finnish: ruostesieni — type of fungus
  • German: Rostpilz — type of fungus
  • Greek: σκωρίαση (skoríasi) — type of fungus
  • Japanese: 錆菌 (sabikin) — type of fungus
  • Russian: ржа́вчинный гри́б (ržávčinnyj gríb) — type of fungus
  • Turkish: pas mantarı — type of fungus