uredium

[ yoo-ree-dee-uh m ]
/ yʊˈri di əm /

noun, plural u·re·di·a [yoo-ree-dee-uh] /yʊˈri di ə/. Mycology.

Origin of uredium

From New Latin; see origin at uredo, -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM uredium

u·re·di·al, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for uredium

uredium

uredinium (ˌjʊərɪˈdɪnɪəm)

/ (jʊˈriːdɪəm) /

noun plural -dia (-dɪə) or -dinia (-ˈdɪnɪə)

a spore-producing body of some rust fungi in which uredospores are formed Also called: uredosorus

Derived forms of uredium

uredial, adjective

Word Origin for uredium

C20: from New Latin, from uredo