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Definition of Aecium
1. Noun. Fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores.
Definition of Aecium
1. Noun. (mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic fungi (rusts) that contains chains of aeciospores. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aecium
1. a spore-producing organ of certain fungi [n -IA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aecium
Literary usage of Aecium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"Its aecium is confined to the five-leaved pines, one of which is Pinus strobus,
... The aecium occurs on the larch, Larix, and its urediniospores and ..."
2. Studien zur Entwicklungsgeschichte des japanischen Riesensalamanders by Charles Stuart Gager, Daniel Lange (1916)
"Study longitudinal sections through an aecium, using low power. 2. How are the
infested tissues ... Make the aecium at least 30 mm. in longest dimension. 6. ..."
3. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"Successful cultures were obtained on either Raphanus, or Brassica, but the plants
died before developing sufficiently for determination. The aecium on Cleo- ..."
4. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1878)
"... sphincter has been misunderstood, that it serves the purpose of expelling the
feces instead of retaining them, and he terms it a " detrusor J'aecium. ..."
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