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uredinium

American

[yoor-i-din-ee-uhm] / ˌyʊər ɪˈdɪn i əm /

noun

plural

uredinia

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

Other Word Forms

uredinial adjective

Etymology

Origin of uredinium

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

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