AECIUM

aecium

(noun) fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

aecium (plural aecia or aeciums)

(mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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