mayapple rust

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English[edit]

mayapple rust on the leaves of a mayapple

Etymology[edit]

mayapple (from the plant it inhabits) +‎ rust (red-brown plant fungal disease)

Noun[edit]

mayapple rust (uncountable)

  1. Allodus podophylli, a species of parasitic rust fungus that leeches off of mayapple leaves.

Further reading[edit]

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