Definitions for aeciumˈi si əm, ˈi ʃi-; ˈi si ə, ˈi ʃi ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ae•ci•umˈi si əm, ˈi ʃi-; ˈi si ə, ˈi ʃi ə(n.)(pl.)ae•ci•a
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
Category: Fungi
Origin of aecium:
< NL < Gk aikíā assault, injury; see -ium2
ae′ci•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
aecium(noun)
fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores
Wiktionary
aecium(Noun)
A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic fungi (rusts) that contains chains of aeciospores.
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