First Known Use: 1857
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pycnidium
noun pyc·nid·i·um \pik-ˈni-dē-əm\
plural -ia \-dē-ə\
Definition of PYCNIDIUM
: a flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidiophores and conidia on the interior and occurring in various imperfect fungi and ascomycetes
— pyc·nid·i·al \-dē-əl\ adjective
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Origin of PYCNIDIUM
New Latin, from Greek pyknos dense
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