pycnium

[ pik-nee-uhm ]

noun

, Mycology.

, plural pyc·ni·a [pik, -nee-, uh].

1. a flask-shaped or conical sporangium of a rust fungus, which develops below the epidermis of the host and bears pycniospores.

Other Words From

• pycni·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pycnium¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; pycn-, -ium