pycnidium

English

Etymology

From New Latin pycnidium.

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

Derived terms

pycnidial

References

“pycnidium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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