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uredium

American  
[yoo-ree-dee-uhm] / yʊˈri di əm /

noun

Mycology.

plural

uredia

  1. uredinium.

uredium British  
/ ˌjʊərɪˈdɪnɪəm, jʊˈriːdɪəm /

noun

  1. Also called: uredosorus.  a spore-producing body of some rust fungi in which uredospores are formed

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Other Word Forms

  • uredial adjective

Etymology

Origin of uredium

From New Latin; uredo, -ium

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