aecium
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ae·ci·um
(ē'sē-əm, ē'shē-) 
n., pl., -ci·a (-sē-ə, -shē-ə).
A cuplike structure of some rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
n., pl., -ci·a (-sē-ə, -shē-ə).
A cuplike structure of some rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
[New Latin, from Greek aikiā, injury, from aikēs, unseemly, injurious : a-, not; see a-1 + eikenai, to seem, be seemly.]
aecial ae'ci·al (ē'sē-əl, -shē-) adj.Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
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