pycnidium
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pycnidia
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Origin of pycnidium
1855–60; < New Latin < Greek pykn ( ós ) close, thick, dense + -idion diminutive suffix
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Probably the species are only pycnidia of Sphæriacei, but that is of no consequence in relation to our present inquiry.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
Finally, there exist in the Ascomycetes certain organs of reproduction, diverse spore-bearing apparatus, pycnidia, and others, which, like the spermogonia, usually precede ascophorous fruits.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
I examined the trees in company with Mr. J. H. Muncie, one of our assistants, and found all the external appearances of Chestnut Blight with, however, only a very few imperfectly developed pycnidia.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association
Conidia, spermatia, pycnidia, &c., have been traced to and associated with some species, but the history of others is still obscure.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
Similarly with the various types of conidial or oidial “fructifications,” termed pycnidia, spermogonia, aecidia, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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