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aeciospore

[ ee-see-uh-spawr, -spohr, ee-shee- ]

noun

, Mycology.
  1. a spore borne by an aecium.


aeciospore

/ ˈiːsɪəˌspɔː /

noun

  1. any of the spores produced in an aecium of the rust fungi, which spread to and infect the primary host Also calledaecidospore


aeciospore

/ ēsē-ə-spôr′,-shē- /

  1. A spore produced in the aecium of a rust fungus. Each spore has two nuclei and is part of a chain of spores.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aeciospore1

First recorded in 1875–80; aeci(um) + -o- + spore

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aeciospore1

C20: from aecium + spore

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