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pycnidium

[pik-nid-ee-uhm]

noun

Mycology.

plural

pycnidia 

  1. (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.

pycnidium

/ ɪˈɪɪə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • pycnidial adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pycnidium1

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek pykn ( ó ) 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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