mycocecidium

[ mahy-koh-suh-sid-ee-uhm ]

nounMycology.
  1. a gall caused by a parasitic fungus.

Origin of mycocecidium

1
<New Latin, equivalent to myco-myco- + cecidium gall <Greek kēkídion ink-gall, equivalent to kēkid-, stem of kēkís oak-gall, a dye made therefrom + -ion diminutive suffix

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