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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aecidium1

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

Aecidium Grossulariae—the latter sometimes indicating the presence of Chytridiaceae.

Peridermium Pini and Aecidium elatinum also cause cankers under certain conditions, as also does Gymnosporangium, but in these cases the fungi are more truly parasitic.

Puccinia suaveolens causes partial atrophy of the leaves of Thistles, Aecidium Euphorbiae of those of Euphorbia.

The carpels of Anemone are atrophied in plants attacked by Aecidium, and the whole flower is suppressed in Cherries infested with Exoascus Cerasi, while other fungi—e.g.

Caeoma on Pines, Aecidium on Nettles, also Puccinia on petioles of Mallow, Cystopus on inflorescences of Capsella, etc.

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