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pycnium

[ pik-nee-uhm ]

noun

, Mycology.
, plural pyc·ni·a [pik, -nee-, uh].
  1. a flask-shaped or conical sporangium of a rust fungus, which develops below the epidermis of the host and bears pycniospores.

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  • pycni·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pycnium1

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; pycn-, -ium

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