apple rust

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apple rust - rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc

cedar-apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

rust fungus, rust - any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants

genus Gymnosporangium, Gymnosporangium - genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae

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