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aecidium

UK/iːˈsɪdɪəm/

aecidium noun: the cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families.

Noun

aecidium (plural aecidia or aecidiums)

  1. The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
  2. A member of the form genus Aecidium.

aecidium meaning in Tamil

aecidium in Tamil

அசிடியம், காளான் குடை

Forms of aecidium

pluralaecidia
pluralaecidiums
alternative formæcidium
alternative formoecidium

Origin of aecidium

From New Latin aecidium, the diminutive form of Ancient Greek αἰκίᾱ (aikíā, “injury”). However Merriam-Webster takes the origin from Ancient Greek οἰκίδιον (oikídion) and refers to the botanist John Hill, in his A General Natural History, or New and Accurate Descriptions of the Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals, of the Different Parts of the World, vol. II, A History of Plants (London: Printed for Thomas Osborne, 1751), p. 64: "We have called this genus, distinguished by its peculiar cells, Æcidium, from the Greek οικιδιον, cellula." Compare also many other fungal spore-related terms in -idium, most coined after this one.

Questions about aecidium

What does aecidium mean?
Aecidium means the cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families.
What is aecidium in Tamil?
Aecidium in Tamil is அசிடியம், காளான் குடை. See Aecidium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aecidium?
Aecidium is a noun.
How do you pronounce aecidium?
Aecidium is pronounced /iːˈsɪdɪəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of aecidium?
The plural of aecidium is aecidia.

Words near aecidium in the dictionary

  1. aecial
  2. aecidia
  3. aecidial
  4. aecidiospore
  5. aecidiospores
  6. aecidium
  7. aecidiums
  8. aeciospore
  9. aeciospores
  10. aecium
  11. aeciums

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