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my•co•ce•cid•i•um
(mī′kō sə sid′ē əm),USA pronunciation n. [Mycol.]
- Fungia gall caused by a parasitic fungus.
- Greek kēkídion ink-gall, equivalent. to kēkid-, stem of kēkís oak-gall, a dye made therefrom + -ion diminutive suffix
- Neo-Latin, equivalent. to myco- myco- + cecidium gall