Noun: blister rust blistur rúst- Any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally
- white-pine rust, white pine blister rust - Fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
- Cronartium ribicola
Derived forms: blister rusts Type of: rust, rust fungus Part of: Cronartium, genus Cronartium Encyclopedia: Blister rust |