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A fruiting body of the rust fungi in which uredospores are produced. A sorus in which urediospores are produced.
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fruiting body (sorus) of rust fungi that produces uredospores.
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(pl. uredia)The structure that produces uredospores in rust fungi; sometimes called a uredinium.
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(pl. uredia) - One of the five reproductive tissues in the complete rust life cycle. This tissue gives rise to a large number of spores on a continuous basis for an extended period of time.
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(pl. uredia, also uredial): The fruiting structures of the rust fungi in which urediospores are produced.
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See uredinium. (Pl. uredia.) ( 16)
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