puccinia

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US/puˈt͡ʃɪ.ni.ə/

noun

Any rust fungus of the genus Puccinia.

Origintranslingual Puccinia ← Italian Puccini →
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Meanings

nounpuccinia (plural puccinias)

plural puccinias

  1. biologyAny rust fungus of the genus Puccinia.

Origin

  1. ItalianPuccini
  2. translingualPuccinia
  3. Englishpuccinia

Borrowed from translingual Puccinia, from Italian Puccini, named after Tommaso Puccini.

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Translations

French puccinia
  • pucciniaTranslations
Ukrainian пукци́нія
  • пукци́нія (pukcýnija)Translations
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APA

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Chicago

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