aecidium Meaning, Definition & Usage

Æ*cid"i*um noun (Also<

• AEcidium
• Æcidium
• Ecidium

)

Etymology

NL., dim. of Gr. injury.

Wordforms

plural Æcidia

Definitions

1. (Bot.) A form of fruit in the cycle of development of the Rusts or Brands, an order of fungi, formerly considered independent plants.