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crown rust
noun
Definition of CROWN RUST
: a leaf rust of oats and other grasses that is caused by a fungus (Puccinia coronata) and is characterized by rounded light-orange uredinia and buried telia
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First Known Use of CROWN RUST
circa 1899
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