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blister rust
noun
Definition of BLISTER RUST
: any of several diseases of pines that are caused by rust fungi (genus Cronartium) in the aecial stage and that affect the sapwood and inner bark and produce blisters externally
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First Known Use of BLISTER RUST
1916
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