caeoma

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/siːˈəʊmə//seːˈoːmə//kiːˈoːmə/

noun

An aecium of some rust fungi that has no peridium or outer membrane.

OriginNew Latin caeoma ← Ancient Greek καίειν →
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Meanings

nouncaeoma (plural caeomas)

plural caeomas

  1. biologyAn aecium of some rust fungi that has no peridium or outer membrane.

    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.

    1875 July, F.D. Fromme, “The morphology and cytology of the aecidium cup”, in The Botanical Gazette, page 1

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκαίειν“to burn”
  2. New Latincaeoma
  3. Englishcaeoma

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

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APA

caeoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caeoma

MLA

“caeoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caeoma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caeoma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caeoma.

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