uredinium

uredinium Definition

ure·din·ium (yo̵or′ə din′ē əm)

noun pl. uredinia -·ia (-ə)

Bot. a pustule, often found on the epidermis of grasses, formed by a rust fungus and consisting of uredospores

also uredium ure′di·um (yo̵o rē′dē əm)

Etymology: ModL < L uredo (gen. uredinis), blight: see uredo & -ium

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