telium
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin telium, from Ancient Greek τέλειος (téleios) + Latin -ium, from τέλος (télos).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːliəm, -ɛliəm
Noun
telium (plural telia or teliums)
- (mycology, botany, pathology) A sorus, in the form of a pustule, in the tissue of plants infected with rust fungi.
Related terms
Translations
pustule caused by rust fungi
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References
- “telium”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.