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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