pycnidial

Variant of pycnidium

pycnidium definition

pyc·nid·ium (pik nid′ē əm)

noun pl. pycnidia -·ia (-ə)

a saclike spore case producing asexual spores (conidia) on the inside, found in certain ascomycetes and imperfect fungi

Etymology: ModL < Gr pyknos, thick, tight (< IE base *puk-, to compress > Alb puth, (I) kiss, embrace) + dim. suffix -idion (L -idium)

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