Pycnidium Definition
pĭk-nĭdē-əm
pycnidia
noun
A saclike spore case producing asexual spores (conidia) on the inside, found in certain ascomycetes and imperfect fungi.
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Other Word Forms of Pycnidium
Noun
Singular:
pycnidium
Plural:
pycnidiaOrigin of Pycnidium
New Latin Greek puknos thick Latin -idium diminutive suff. (from Greek -idion)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek.
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