pycnidium

[ pik-nid-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Mycology.

, plural pyc·nid·i·a [pik-, nid, -ee-, uh].

1. (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.

pycnidium

/ pɪkˈnɪdɪəm /

noun

1. a small flask-shaped structure containing spores that occurs in ascomycetes and certain other fungi

Other Words From

• pyc·nidi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pycnidium¹

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek pykn ( ós ) close, thick, dense + -idion diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of pycnidium¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek puknos thick