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aecia

aecia is the plural of aecium.

Meaning of aecium

Noun

aecium (plural aecia or aeciums)

  1. A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
    • The writer therefore made observations to determine the conditions under which the aecia open and discharge spores most readily.1932 August, Ralph Ulysses Cotter, Factors Affecting the Development of the Aecial Stage of Puccinia Graminis, US Dept of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin No. 314, page 29

Questions about aecia

What is aecia the plural of?
Aecia is the plural of aecium.

Words near aecia in the dictionary

  1. aeb
  2. AEBs
  3. AEC
  4. aechmea
  5. aechmeas
  6. aecia
  7. aecial
  8. aecidia
  9. aecidial
  10. aecidiospore
  11. aecidiospores

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