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pycnium

American  
[pik-nee-uhm] / ˈpɪk ni əm /

noun

Mycology.

plural

pycnia

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

Other Word Forms

  • pycnial adjective

Etymology

Origin of pycnium

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

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