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aecium

aecium

9.9
A cup-shaped part of some rust fungus that makes chains of spores
  • noun
  • /ˈeɪsiəm/
  • Specialized
: aecio
  • The presence of aecium on the leaf undersurface confirmed the rust infection in the barley crop.

Examples

  • Researchers examined the aecium of the fungus to better understand its reproductive cycle.

  • The aecium is essential for the life cycle of rust fungi.

  • Microscopically, the aecium is identified by its distinctive cup-like shape and arrangement of spores.

  • The aecium develops under specific environmental conditions.

  • Microscopically, the aecium is identified by its distinctive cup-like shape and arrangement of spores.

  • Researchers examined the aecium of the fungus to better understand its reproductive cycle.

  • The presence of aecium on the leaf undersurface confirmed the rust infection in the barley crop.

Surface Forms

aecium singular
aecia plural

Etymology

Aecium comes from Latin used in science and names a small, cup-shaped fruit on rust fungi. A helpful way to remember aecium is to picture a tiny 'cup' on a leaf that holds chains of spores, because that cup is exactly what an aecium is.