English Explanatory Dictionary

mayapple rust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

mayapple rust

Etymology

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

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