Aecium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈiːs.i.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aecium is a noun meaning (mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
Meaning
(mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
Example Sentences
It is a heteroecious rust and its aecia are produced on species of Oxalis, namely O. stricta, according to Arthur (1929).
The receptive hyphae with binucleate cells eventually form the basal cells of the aecium.[…]Many cup-like structures, called aecia, appear on the lower surface of leaf.
1932 August, Ralph Ulysses Cotter, Factors Affecting the Development of the Aecial Stage of Puccinia Graminis, US Dept of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin No. 314, page 29, The writer therefore made observations to determine the conditions under which the aecia open and discharge spores most readily.
Word Forms
- aecia
- aeciums
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aecidium, aeciospore, pseudoaethalium, apothecium, ascocarp, aethalium.
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