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white–pine blister rust

noun

Definition of WHITE-PINE BLISTER RUST

:  a destructive disease of white pine caused by a rust fungus (Cronartium ribicola) that passes part of its complex life cycle on currant or gooseberry bushes; also :  this fungus
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First Known Use of WHITE-PINE BLISTER RUST

1911

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