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PUCCINIA GRAMINIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Puccinia graminis mean?

• PUCCINIA GRAMINIS (noun)
The noun PUCCINIA GRAMINIS has 1 sense:

1. rust fungus that attacks wheat

Familiarity information: PUCCINIA GRAMINIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PUCCINIA GRAMINIS (noun)

Sense 1

Puccinia graminis ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Rust fungus that attacks wheat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Puccinia graminis; wheat rust

Hypernyms ("Puccinia graminis" is a kind of...):

rust; rust fungus (any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants)

Holonyms ("Puccinia graminis" is a member of...):

genus Puccinia; Puccinia (type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants)

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