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aecium definition

aeci·um (ēs̸hē əm, ēsē-)

noun pl. aecia -·cia ()

a cuplike spore fruit produced in spring by certain rust fungi

Etymology: ModL < Gr aikia, injury

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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