pycnidium

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pyc·nid·i·um | \pik-ˈni-dē-əm

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plural pycnidia\pik-ˈni-dē-ə

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Definition of pycnidium

: a flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidiophores and conidia on the interior and occurring in various imperfect fungi and ascomycetes

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