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telium definition

te·lium (tē′lē əm, tel′ē-)

noun pl. telia -·lia (-ə)

the teliospore-bearing sorus of the rust fungi

Etymology: ModL < Gr teleios, complete < Gr telos, an end: see telo-

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