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ae•ci•um
Pronunciation: (ē'sē-um, ē'shē-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. ae•ci•aPronunciation: (ē'sē-u, ē'shē-u). [key]
Mycol.
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
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