Aechmea
any of various epiphytic bromeliads of the genus Aechmea, native to tropical America, having stiff, spiny leaves and clusters of red, yellow, or blue flowers: popular as a houseplant.
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- Aecia
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 […]
- 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 […]
- 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.