ALL meanings of aecium
ae·ci·um
A a - noun aecium a globular or cup-shaped structure in some rust fungi in which aeciospores are produced 3
- noun aecium a cuplike spore fruit produced in spring by certain rust fungi 3
- noun plural aecium the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores. 1
- noun aecium (mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic fungi (rusts) that contains chains of aeciospores. 1