æcidiospore Bot.
(iːˈsɪdɪəʊspɔə(r))
[f. æcidium + -o + spore.]
A spore formed in an æcidium.
| 1880 S. H. Vines tr. Prantl's Elem. Textbk. Bot. iv. 131 Some Uredineæ are known in which æcidiospores produce æcidia. 1922 Nature 8 Apr. 462/2 Its recurrence is explained only through fresh infection by æcidiospores produced on Barberry. |