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pycnium

American

[pik-nee-uhm] / ˈpɪk ni əm /

noun

Mycology.

a flask-shaped or conical sporangium of a rust fungus, which develops below the epidermis of the host and bears pycniospores.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

pycnial

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

pycnia

plural

Etymology

Origin of pycnium

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at pycn-, -ium

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