WHEAT RUST


Meaning of WHEAT RUST in English

noun

1. : any of three destructive diseases of wheat caused by rust fungi: as

a. : stem rust of wheat that may attack leaf sheathes, leaves, and spike, as well as the culm of the plant

b. : orange leaf rust of wheat

c. : stripe rust of wheat

2. : a rust fungus (as Puccinia graminis ) that attacks wheat

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