aecium

aecium
aecial, adj.
/ee"see euhm, ee"shee-/, n., pl. aecia /ee"see euh, ee"shee euh/. Mycol.
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
[ < NL < Gk aikía assault, injury; see -IUM]

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also called  aecidium 

      a cluster-cup or fruiting body of certain rust fungi (phylum Basidiomycota, kingdom Fungi). Yellow to orange in colour, aecia develop after fertilization and bear one-celled spores (aeciospores, or aecidiospores). Aecia are usually found on lower leaf surfaces of plants.

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