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PUCCINIA

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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:

Nouns denoting plants

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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