pycnium

[ pik-nee-uh m ]
/ ˈpɪk ni əm /

noun, plural pyc·ni·a [pik-nee-uh] /ˈpɪk ni ə/. Mycology.

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

Origin of pycnium

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pycnium

pyc·ni·al, adjective

Words nearby pycnium

pyat, pyatigorsk, pycn-, pycnidium, pycniospore, pycnium, pycno-, pycnometer, pycnostyle, pydna, pye