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P0682200 (pĭk-nĭd′ē-əm)n. pl. pyc·nid·i·a (-ē-ə) A flask-shaped structure containing conidia, found in certain fungi,.

[New Latin : Greek puknos, thick + Latin -idium, diminutive suff. (from Greek -idion).]

pyc·nid′i·al adj.

pycnidium

(pɪkˈnɪdɪəm) n, pl -ia (-ɪə) (Botany) a small flask-shaped structure containing spores that occurs in ascomycetes and certain other fungi[C19: from New Latin, from Greek puknos thick]

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(pɪkˈnɪd i əm)

n., pl. -nid•i•a (-ˈnɪd i ə) a flask-shaped or conical fruiting body of certain fungi, containing asexual spores. [1855–60; < Greek pykn(ós) close, thick, dense] pyc•nid′i•al, adj.

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pycnidium - flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidiaplant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus

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[pik′nid·ē·əm] (mycology) A cavity that bears pycnidiospores in certain fungi.

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the fruiting body of certain imperfect fungi; the organ for asexual sporogenesis of the mycobiontic fungi of lichens. Pycnidia are usually rounded receptacles with an apical pore for the emergence of pycnidiospores. The covering consists of tightly meshed hyphae; its thickness depends on the nature of the substrate which the fungus develops.

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noun flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia

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