pyc|nid|i|um

pyc|nid|i|um
pyc|nid|i|um «pihk NIHD ee uhm», noun, plural -i|a «-ee uh».
a spore fruit in some fungi. Typically it is a rounded or flask-shaped receptacle enclosing conidia borne on conidiophores.
[< New Latin pycnidium < Greek pyknós thick, dense + New Latin -idium, a diminutive suffix]

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  • pycnid — pyc·nid …   English syllables

  • pycnidial — pyc·nid·i·al …   English syllables

  • pycnidium — pyc·nid·i·um …   English syllables

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  • pycnidiospore — pyc·nid·io·spore …   English syllables

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  • io — ba·sid·io·carp; ba·sid·io·lichen; ba·sid·io·lichenes; ba·sid·io·my·cete; ba·sid·io·my·ce·tes; ba·sid·io·phore; ba·sid·io·spore; bin·io·dide; brach·io·ganoidei; brach·io·ra·di·al·is; cheer·io; chlo·ro·io·dide; cil·io·flag·el·la·ta; cil·io·late;… …   English syllables

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