pycnidium
[ pik-nid-ee-uh m ]
/ pɪkˈnɪd i əm /
noun, plural pyc·nid·i·a [pik-nid-ee-uh] /pɪkˈnɪd i ə/. Mycology.
(in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.
Origin of pycnidium
1855–60; < New Latin < Greek
pykn(ós) close, thick, dense +
-idion diminutive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM pycnidium
pyc·nid·i·al, adjectiveWords nearby pycnidium
pyaemia,
pyarthrosis,
pyat,
pyatigorsk,
pycn-,
pycnidium,
pycniospore,
pycnium,
pycno-,
pycnometer,
pycnostyle
British Dictionary definitions for pycnidium
pycnidium
/ (pɪkˈnɪdɪəm) /
noun plural -ia (-ɪə)
a small flask-shaped structure containing spores that occurs in ascomycetes and certain other fungi
Word Origin for pycnidium
C19: from New Latin, from Greek
puknos thick