genus puccinia

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1. type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fungus genus,
definition	:	includes lichen genera (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	puccinia graminis, wheat rust,
definition	:	rust fungus that attacks wheat (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family pucciniaceae, pucciniaceae,
definition	:	large important family of rust fungi (noun.plant)