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noun
In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pycnid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant part, plant structure
History
From New Latin pycnidium, from pycno- (“dense”) + -idium.
