black rust

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak ruhst]
- /blæk rʌst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak ruhst]
- /blæk rʌst/

Definitions of black rust words

noun black rust a stage in any of several diseases of cereals and grasses caused by rust fungi in which black masses of spores appear on the stems or leaves 3
noun black rust any of several diseases of grasses, cereals, etc. caused by a rust fungus (genus Puccinia) 3
noun black rust any of several diseases of plants caused by rusts and characterized by black discoloration resulting from the fungal teliospores. 1
noun black rust (phytopathology) A disease of wheat, in which a black, moist substance is deposited in the fissures of the grain. 0

See all 4 definitions of black rust

Information block about the term

Origin of black rust

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1780-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Black rust

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Black rust

black rust popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

black rust usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer