mayapple rust

English
mayapple rust on the leaves of a mayapple

Etymology

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

Noun

mayapple rust (uncountable)

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

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