Uredo

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uredo \U*re"do\, n. [L., a blast, blight, a burning itch, fr.
     urere to burn, to scorch.]
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     1. (Bot.) One of the stages in the life history of certain
        rusts (order {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.
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     2. (Med.) Nettle rash. See {Urticaria}.
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