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pycnidium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-c-ni-d-i-um
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.

Etymology

From New Latin pycnidium, from pycno- (“dense”) + -idium.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pycnidia (plural)

Derived Forms

pycnidial

Synonyms

pycnid

Questions

What does pycnidium mean?
In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.
Where does pycnidium come from?
From New Latin pycnidium, from pycno- (“dense”) + -idium.

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