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caeoma

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Etymology

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New Latin caeoma, from Ancient Greek καίειν (kaíein, “to burn”) + -ωμα (-ōma).[1] Attested from 1832.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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caeoma (plural caeomas)

  1. (mycology) An aecium of some rust fungi that has no peridium or outer membrane.
    • 1875 July, F.D. Fromme, “The morphology and cytology of the aecidium cup”, in The Botanical Gazette, page 1:
      Although examples of both the caeoma and cup types of aecidia have been studied from this standpoint, the most clear and acceptable accounts have been given for the less complicated, superficial caeomas.

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “caeoma, noun.”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “caeoma, noun.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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