noun
type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants
• Syn: ↑Puccinia
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pucciniaceae, ↑family Pucciniaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑wheat rust, ↑Puccinia graminis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.