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PUCCINIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants
Synonyms:
genus Puccinia; Puccinia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Puccinia" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "Puccinia"):
Puccinia graminis; wheat rust (rust fungus that attacks wheat)
Holonyms ("Puccinia" is a member of...):
family Pucciniaceae; Pucciniaceae (large important family of rust fungi)
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