WHITE RUST Definition & Meaning

white rust

noun

Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by pustules of white spores on affected parts that become yellow and malformed, caused by fungi of the genus Albugo.
any fungus of the genus Albugo.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of white rust¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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The plant had been the site of tension between the growing Latino community working in the meatpacking plants and the surrounding white rust belt community.

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But in reality all are in the same economic boat as Trump's white rust belt working class base..

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One, commonly called white rust, a disease of the leaves, attracts mycologists in collecting, but it has never been of serious economic importance.

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These plants resemble quite closely the white rusts, and are probably related to them.

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They soon come to rest, and germinate in the same way as those of the white rusts and mildews.

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