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pyc·nid·i·um | \ pik-ˈni-dē-əm 
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\ plural pycnidia\ pik-ˈni-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
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