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pycnidium

pycnidium noun: in certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.

Noun

pycnidium (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 of pycnidium

Forms of pycnidium

pluralpycnidia

Origin of pycnidium

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

Words formed from pycnidium

Questions about pycnidium

What does pycnidium mean?
Pycnidium means in certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.
What part of speech is pycnidium?
Pycnidium is a noun.
What is the plural of pycnidium?
The plural of pycnidium is pycnidia.

Words near pycnidium in the dictionary

  1. pycnidial
  2. pycnidiogenesis
  3. pycnidioid
  4. pycnidiospore
  5. pycnidiospores
  6. pycnidium
  7. pycnids
  8. pycniospore
  9. pycniospores
  10. pycnite
  11. pycnites

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