pycnium

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(piknē əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pyc•ni•um  (piknē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ni•a (-nē ə).USA pronunciation [Mycol.]
  1. Fungia flask-shaped or conical sporangium of a rust fungus, which develops below the epidermis of the host and bears pycniospores.
  • Neo-Latin; see pycn-, -ium
  • 1900–05
pycni•al, adj. 

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