Plant Pathogen Terminology

adjective relating to or resembling a small heap or pile

• The acervuline growth of fungi on the forest floor is a fascinating sight for researchers.
• I found some weird acervuline stuff growing in my backyard, it looks kinda cool.
• Dude, those acervuline mushrooms are popping up everywhere, it's like a little forest in my yard.
• The acervuline spread of gossip in our office is getting out of control.

noun a specialized fruiting body of certain rust fungi, containing a cluster of spores

• The aecia are specialized structures on certain rust fungi that produce aeciospores.
• The aecia are like little spore factories on the fungus.
• Those aecia things on the fungus are so weird looking.
• The aecia act like tiny factories producing spores for the fungus.