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pycnidium

[ pik-nid-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Mycology.
, plural pyc·nid·i·a [pik-, nid, -ee-, uh].
  1. (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.

pycnidium

/ pɪkˈnɪdɪəm /

noun

  1. a small flask-shaped structure containing spores that occurs in ascomycetes and certain other fungi

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  • pyc·nidi·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pycnidium1

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek pykn ( ós ) close, thick, dense + -idion diminutive suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pycnidium1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek puknos thick

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