aecium
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[edit] Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek αἰκία (“injury, insult”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈis.i.ʌm/
[edit] Noun
aecium (plural aecia or aeciums)
- (mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic fungi (rusts) that contains chains of aeciospores.