aecidium

[ ee-sid-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Mycology.

, plural ae·cid·i·a [ee-, sid, -ee-, uh].

1. an aecium in which the spores are always formed in chains and enclosed in a cup-shaped peridium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aecidium¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; aecium, -idium

Example Sentences

All these forms have of course their aecidium-stage on the barberry.

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