(pl. uredia) - One of the five reproductive tissues in the complete rust life cycle. This tissue gives rise to a large number of spores on a continuous basis for an extended period of time.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            (pl. uredia, also uredial): The fruiting structures of the rust fungi in which urediospores are produced.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            See uredinium. (Pl. uredia.) ( 16)