uredinium

(yo̵or′ə din′ē əm)

noun pl. uredinia

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

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

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See uredinium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. u·re·din·i·a (-dĭnˈē-ə) also u·re·di·a (-dē-ə)

A reddish, pustulelike structure that is formed on the tissue of a plant infected by a rust fungus and produces uredospores.

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Origin: New Latin ūrēdinium

Origin: , from Latin ūrēdō, ūrēdin-, blight

Origin: , from ūrere, to burn

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