telium

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noun

A sorus, in the form of a pustule, in the tissue of plants infected with rust fungi.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nountelium (plural telia or teliums)

plural telia · plural teliums

  1. biologyA sorus, in the form of a pustule, in the tissue of plants infected with rust fungi.

Origin

  1. New Latintelium
  2. Englishtelium

Borrowed from New Latin telium, from Ancient Greek τέλειος (téleios) + Latin -ium, from τέλος (télos).

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Translations

French télie
  • téliepustule caused by rust fungi
German Telie, Telium
  • Teliepustule caused by rust fungi
  • Teliumpustule caused by rust fungi
Portuguese télio
  • téliopustule caused by rust fungi
Russian те́лия
  • те́лия (télija)pustule caused by rust fungi
Spanish telio
  • teliopustule caused by rust fungi

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Cite this entry
APA

telium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telium

MLA

“telium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telium.

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