flax rust

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   fungus causing flax rust

   Synonymsflax rust fungusMelampsora lini

   Broaderrust

   Part ofMelampsora

Questions about flax rust

What does flax rust mean?

flax rust means "fungus causing flax rust".

What is another word for flax rust?

Close synonyms include flax rust fungus, Melampsora lini. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flax rust a common word?

flax rust is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.