uredinium
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uredinium
(yo͝or′ĭ-dĭn′ē-əm) alsouredium
(yo͝o-rē′dē-əm)n. pl. ure·dinia (-dĭn′ē-ə) also ure·dia (-dē-ə)
A reddish pustulelike structure that is formed in the tissue of a plant infected by a rust fungus and produces urediniospores.
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