genus puccinia

1. 1.

   type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants

   SynonymsPuccinia

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofPucciniaceae

Questions about genus puccinia

What does genus puccinia mean?

genus puccinia means "type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants".

What is another word for genus puccinia?

Close synonyms include Puccinia. 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 genus puccinia a common word?

genus puccinia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.