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pycnidium
[ pik-nid-ee-uhm ]
noun
Mycology.
plural pycnidia
- (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.
pycnidium
/ ɪˈɪɪə /
noun
- a small flask-shaped structure containing spores that occurs in ascomycetes and certain other fungi
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ⳦·Ծi· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pycnidium1
1855–60; < New Latin < Greek pykn ( ó ) close, thick, dense + -idion diminutive suffix
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pycnidium1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek puknos thick
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