pyc·nid·i·um (p k-nd  - m)n. pl. pyc·nid·i·a (- -) A flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia, found in certain fungi. [New Latin : Greek puknos, thick + Latin -idium, diminutive suff. (from Greek -idion).] pyc·nid i·al adj. |
pycnidium [pɪkˈnɪdɪəm]
n pl -ia [-ɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a small flask-shaped structure containing spores that occurs in ascomycetes and certain other fungi
[from New Latin, from Greek puknos thick]
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| Noun | 1. | pycnidium - flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus |
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