6. derisive mockery or the object of such mockery: to make sport of someone. 7. someone or something that is controlled by external influences: the sport of fate. 10. informal a person who leads a merry existence, esp a gambler: he's a bit of a sport.
Rust is a fungal disease that occurs on turf grasses when their growth is slowed. This usually happens in late summer or early fall, during periods of dry weather or when the grass is low on nitrogen. Lawn rust can weaken the vigor of the grass and open it to other diseases and turf problems.
It looks like we have some sort of orange fungus growing on our apple trees. What is the best way to fight this while keeping our apple trees organic? The orange spots on your apple trees are a type of rust. Apples are susceptible to three kinds of rust: cedar apple rust, quince rust, and hawthorn rust. All three rusts are caused by spores that overwinter as galls on trees in the juniper family â especially the Eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana.