pycnidium

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noun

In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.

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pycnid
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Meanings

nounpycnidium (plural pycnidia)

plural pycnidia

  1. In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.

    Synonyms: pycnid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.

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pycnid
Also see
clinosporangium

Origin

  1. New Latinpycnidium
  2. Englishpycnidium

From New Latin pycnidium, from pycno- (“dense”) + -idium.

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pycnidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pycnidium

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