cotton rust

noun

1

: a disease of cotton caused by a rust fungus (Puccinia stakmanii) that produces slightly elevated greenish yellow or orange aecia chiefly on the undersurface of the leaves

2

: a potash-deficiency disease of cotton that produces a rusty brown color in the leaves

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