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AECIDIUM
Etymology
Noun
aecidium (plural aecidia or aecidiums)
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
(mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium.
Source: Wiktionary
Æ*cid"i*um, n.; pl. Æcidia. Etym: [NL., dim. of Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A form of fruit in the cycle of development of the Rusts or Brands, an order of fungi, formerly considered independent plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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