pycnidium

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pycnidium
    n 1: flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pycnidium \Pyc*nid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pycnidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
   crowded.] (Bot.)
   In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of
   the inner walls of which spores are produced.
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