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PYCNIDIUM
pycnidium
(noun) flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pycnidium (plural pycnidia)
In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.
Synonym: pycnid
Source: Wiktionary
Pyc*nid"i*um, n.; pl. Pycnidia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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