pycnidial
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pycnidial — adjective see pycnidium … New Collegiate Dictionary
pycnidial — See pycnidium. * * * … Universalium
pycnidial — pyc·nid·i·al … English syllables
pycnidium — pycnidial, adj. /pik nid ee euhm/, n., pl. pycnidia / nid ee euh/. Mycol. (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores. [1855 60; < NL < Gk pykn(ós) close, thick, dense +… … Universalium
pycnidium — noun (plural pycnidia) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pyknos dense Date: 1857 a flask shaped fruiting body bearing conidiophores and conidia on the interior and occurring in various imperfect fungi and ascomycetes • pycnidial adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Conidium — Conidia on conidiophores … Wikipedia
Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum — (butternut canker) is a fungus that causes a lethal canker disease of Juglans cinerea (Butternut) trees. It is also known to parasitize other members of the genus Juglans (walnuts) on occasion, and very rarely other related trees including Carya… … Wikipedia
fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… … Universalium
Corticiaceae — Erythricium laetum Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi … Wikipedia
pycnidium — [pik nid′ē əm] n. pl. pycnidia [pik nid′ēə] [ModL < Gr pyknos, thick, tight (< IE base * puk , to compress > Alb puth, (I) kiss, embrace) + dim. suffix idion (L idium)] a saclike spore case producing asexual spores (conidia) on the… … English World dictionary
