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Parasitic vs Aecidium - What's the difference?

parasitic | aecidium |

As nouns the difference between parasitic and aecidium

is that parasitic is (computing) component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior while aecidium is the cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the compositae, lamiaceae, leguminosae, and ranunculaceae families.

As a adjective parasitic

is pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.

parasitic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
  • Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
  • Exploiting another for personal gain.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) Component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

    • aecidium

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families
  • (mycology) A member of the form genus Aecidium .
  • (rfv-sense) The family of diseases marked by this stage of fungus development on a plant.

    • Related terms

    * aecial * aecidial * aecidiospore * aecium * aeciospore

    See also

    * teliospore * urediniospore

    References