aecidium

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Synonyms: ascidium, cecidium, peridium, aecium, oncidium, lepidium, decipium, cercidium, taenidium, aspidium, aecidia

Antonyms: ascidium, cecidium, peridium, aecium, oncidium, lepidium, decipium, cercidium, taenidium, aspidium, aecidia

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Noun

1. The [[cupulate]] [[fruiting body]] borne upon the [[mycelium]] of certain [[fungi]] commonly [[parasitic]] upon [[specimen]]s of the {{taxfmt|Compositae|family}}, {{taxfmt|Lamiaceae|family}}, {{taxfmt|Leguminosae|family}}, and {{taxfmt|Ranunculaceae|family}} [[family|families]]
2. {{lb|en|mycology}} A member of the [[form genus]] {{taxfmt|Aecidium|genus}}.

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