pycnidium

[ pik-nid-ee-uhm ]

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

Origin of pycnidium

1
1855–60; <New Latin <Greek pykn(ós) close, thick, dense + -idion diminutive suffix

Other words from pycnidium

  • pyc·nid·i·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pycnidium

pycnidium

/ (pɪkˈnɪdɪəm) /


nounplural -ia (-ɪə)
  1. a small flask-shaped structure containing spores that occurs in ascomycetes and certain other fungi

Origin of pycnidium

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C19: from New Latin, from Greek puknos thick

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