uredinium

[yoo r-i-din-ee-uh m]

noun, plural u·re·din·i·a

[yoo r-i-din-ee-uh] /ˌyʊər ɪˈdɪn i ə/.

Mycology. the fruiting body of the rust fungi that bears urediospores.

Origin of uredinium

1905–10; < New Latin < ūrēdin- (stem of Latin ūrēdō; see uredo) + -ium -ium

Also called uredosorus.

Related formsu·re·din·i·al, adjective

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