aecia

Variant of aecium

aecium definition

aeci·um (ē′s̸hē əm, ē′sē-)

noun pl. aecia -·cia (-ə)

a cuplike spore fruit produced in spring by certain rust fungi

Etymology: ModL < Gr aikia, injury

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