uredinium

[ yoor-i-din-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural u·re·din·i·a [y, oo, r-i-, din, -ee-, uh].

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

Other Words From

• ure·dini·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of uredinium¹

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