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puccinia

US/puˈt͡ʃɪ.ni.ə/

puccinia noun: any rust fungus of the genus Puccinia.

Noun

puccinia (plural puccinias)

  1. Any rust fungus of the genus Puccinia.

Forms of puccinia

pluralpuccinias

Origin of puccinia

Borrowed from translingual Puccinia, from Italian Puccini, named after Tommaso Puccini.

Questions about puccinia

What does puccinia mean?
Puccinia means any rust fungus of the genus Puccinia.
What part of speech is puccinia?
Puccinia is a noun.
How do you pronounce puccinia?
Puccinia is pronounced /puˈt͡ʃɪ.ni.ə/ (US).
What is the plural of puccinia?
The plural of puccinia is puccinias.

Words near puccinia in the dictionary

  1. puccalo
  2. puccine
  3. Puccinelli
  4. Puccinellis
  5. Puccini
  6. puccinia
  7. pucciniaceous
  8. Puccinian
  9. pucciniastraceous
  10. Pucciniesque
  11. pucciniomycete

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