Teliosporeae

plural noun
Te·​lio·​spo·​re·​ae

Definition of Teliosporeae

in some classifications
: a subclass of fungi (class Basidiomycetes) including the rusts and smuts (orders Uredinales and Ustilaginales) and characterized by the production of a teliospore or a comparable body in which the diploid nucleus is produced — compare eubasidiae , heterobasidiae

History and Etymology for Teliosporeae

New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary teliospore

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