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uredo (plural uredos)
(botany) A summer stage in the life history of certain rusts (Uredinales), regarded at one time as a distinct genus, and preceding the teleutospore, or winter stage.
(medicine) urticaria; nettle-rash
Source: Wiktionary
U*re"do, n. Etym: [L., a blast, blight, a burning itch, fr. urere to burn, to scorch.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the stages in the life history of certain rusts (Uredinales), regarded at one time as a distinct genus. It is a summer stage preceding the teleutospore, or winter stage. See Uredinales, in the Supplement.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Nettle rash. See Urticaria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.