| Term Name: | aecium development |
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| Definition: | The process in which a cup-like structure containing chains of aeciospores is formed. This is characteristic of the rust fungus and typically, the first dikaryotic spores (aeciospores) are produced in the aecium. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0075267] QuickGO AmiGO |