pycnidium

noun

pyc·​nid·​i·​um pik-ˈni-dē-əm 

plural pycnidia pik-ˈni-dē-ə 

: a flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidiophores and conidia on the interior and occurring in various imperfect fungi and ascomycetes

pycnidial

pik-ˈni-dē-əl 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pyknos dense

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above