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te•li•um
Pronunciation: (tē'lē-um, tel'ē-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. te•li•aPronunciation: (tē'lē-u, tel'ē-u). [key]
Mycol.
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
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