1 uredinia | Definition of uredinia

uredinium

noun
ure·​din·​i·​um | \ ËŒyu̇r-É™-ˈdi-nÄ“-É™m How to pronounce uredinium (audio) \
plural uredinia\ ËŒyu̇r-​É™-​ˈdi-​nÄ“-​É™ How to pronounce uredinia (audio) \

Definition of uredinium

: a usually reddish or black mass of hyphae and spores of a rust fungus forming pustules that rupture the host's cuticle

Other Words from uredinium

uredinial \ ËŒyu̇r-​É™-​ˈdi-​nÄ“-​É™l How to pronounce uredinial (audio) \ adjective

First Known Use of uredinium

1905, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for uredinium

New Latin, from Latin uredin-, uredo burning, blight, from urere to burn — more at ember

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