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Meaning of UREDO

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\U*re"do\, n. [L., a blast, blight, a burning itch, fr.
urere to burn, to scorch.]
1. (Bot.) One of the stages in the life history of certain
   rusts ({Uredinales}), regarded at one time as a distinct
   genus. It is a summer stage preceding the teleutospore, or
   winter stage. See {Uredinales}, in the Supplement.
2. (Med.) Nettle rash. See {Urticaria}.
 
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