family pucciniaceae

Noun
  1. Large important family of rust fungi (synset 113085438)
    is a type of: fungus family - includes lichen families
    member holonym:
    • genus puccinia, puccinia - type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants
    • genus gymnosporangium, gymnosporangium - genus of fungi that produce galls on cedars and other conifers of genera Juniperus and Libocedrus and causes rust spots on apples and pears and other plants of family Rosaceae
    belongs to: order uredinales, uredinales - rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in
    same as: pucciniaceae

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