Teliosporeae
plural noun
Te·lio·spo·re·ae
Definition of Teliosporeae
in some classifications
: a subclass of fungi (class Basidiomycetes) including the rusts and smuts (orders Uredinales and Ustilaginales) and characterized by the production of a teliospore or a comparable body in which the diploid nucleus is produced — compare eubasidiae heterobasidiae
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Origin and Etymology of teliosporeae
New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary teliospore
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