Aecium
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
noun (pl) -cia (-sɪə), -cidia (-ˈsɪdɪə)
a globular or cup-shaped structure in some rust fungi in which aeciospores are produced
aecium
(ē’sē-əm, ē’shē-əm)
plural aecia (ē’sē-ə, ē’shē-ə)
a cuplike structure of some rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores. aecia usually form on the bottom surface of leaves.
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- Aecidia
an in which the spores are always formed in chains and enclosed in a cup-shaped peridium.
- Aecidium
an in which the spores are always formed in chains and enclosed in a cup-shaped peridium.
- Aeciospore
a borne by an . noun any of the spores produced in an aecium of the rust fungi, which spread to and infect the primary host also called aecidospore aeciospore (ē’sē-ə-spôr’, -shē-) a spore produced in the aecium of a rust fungus. each spore has two nuclei and is part of a chain of spores.
- Aecl
abbreviation atomic energy of canada limited
- Aecopd
aecopd acute exacerbations of copd