mycocecidium

[ mahy-koh-suh-sid-ee-uh m ]

/ ˌmaɪ koʊ səˈsɪd i əm /

noun Mycology.

a gall caused by a parasitic fungus.

Words nearby mycocecidium

mycobacterium marinum, mycobacterium phlei, mycobacterium scrofulaceum, mycobacterium tuberculosis, mycobiont, mycocecidium, mycodermatitis, mycoflora, mycogenous, mycol., mycology

Origin of mycocecidium

< 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