Associations to the word «Aecium»

Wiktionary

AECIUM, noun. (mycology) A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic fungi (rusts) that contains chains of aeciospores.

Dictionary definition

AECIUM, noun. Fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats