pycnidium

English

Etymology

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

Noun

pycnidium (plural pycnidia)

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

   Synonym: pycnid

Derived terms

• pycnidial

 

References

• “pycnidium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.