white pine blister rust

1. 1.

   any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally

   Synonymsblister rustwhite-pine rust

   Broaderrust

Questions about white pine blister rust

What does white pine blister rust mean?

white pine blister rust means "any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally".

What is another word for white pine blister rust?

Close synonyms include blister rust, white-pine rust. 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.