telium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin telium.

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːliəm, -ɛliəm

Noun

telium (plural telia or teliums)

1. (mycology, botany, pathology) A sorus, in the form of a pustule, in the tissue of plants infected with rust fungi.

Related terms

• telial
• teliospore

Translations

pustule caused by rust fungi

French: télie f German: Telie f, Telium n Portuguese: télio m Russian: те́лия (ru) f (télija) Spanish: telio m

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