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caeoma

/siːˈəʊmə/

caeoma noun: an aecium of some rust fungi that has no peridium or outer membrane.

Noun

caeoma (plural caeomas)

  1. An aecium of some rust fungi that has no peridium or outer membrane.
    • Although examples of both the caeoma and cup types of aecidia have been studied from this standpoint, the most clear and acceptable accounts have been given for the less complicated, superficial caeomas.1875 July, F.D. Fromme, “The morphology and cytology of the aecidium cup”, in The Botanical Gazette, page 1

Forms of caeoma

pluralcaeomas

Origin of caeoma

New Latin caeoma, from Ancient Greek καίειν (kaíein, “to burn”) + -ωμα (-ōma). Attested from 1832.

Questions about caeoma

What does caeoma mean?
Caeoma means an aecium of some rust fungi that has no peridium or outer membrane.
What part of speech is caeoma?
Caeoma is a noun.
How do you pronounce caeoma?
Caeoma is pronounced /siːˈəʊmə/.
What is the plural of caeoma?
The plural of caeoma is caeomas.

Words near caeoma in the dictionary

  1. caenopore
  2. caenopores
  3. caenotheriid
  4. caenotheriids
  5. Caenozoic
  6. caeoma
  7. caeomas
  8. caer
  9. Caerau
  10. caeremoniarius
  11. caeremonies

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