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Albugo

noun
Al·bu·go | \al-ˈbyü-(ˌ)gō\

Definition of Albugo 

: a genus of fungi (the type of the family Albuginaceae) causing the white rusts

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First Known Use of Albugo

1821, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Albugo

New Latin, from Latin, white spot, from albus white

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