caeoma

noun

cae·​o·​ma

sēˈōmə,

kī-

1

capitalized : a form genus of rust fungi that produce an aecium having no peridium

2

plural -s : an aecium without a peridium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek kaiein to burn; from its fiery red color

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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