WHITE RUST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does white rust mean? 

• WHITE RUST (noun)
  The noun WHITE RUST has 1 sense:

1. fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia

  Familiarity information: WHITE RUST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHITE RUST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("white rust" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Holonyms ("white rust" is a member of...):

Albugo; genus Albugo (type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts)