telium

American

[tee-lee-uhm, tel-ee-] / ˈti li əm, ˈtɛl i- /

noun

Mycology.

the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.

telium British

/ ˈtiːlɪəm, ˈtɛl- /

noun

the spore-producing body of some rust fungi in which the teliospores are formed

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

telial

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

telia

plural

Etymology

Origin of telium

1905–10; < New Latin < Greek téleion, neuter of téleios finished

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