- pycnium
- pyc·ni·um
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pycnium
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pycnium — pycnial, adj. /pik nee euhm/, n., pl. pycnia / nee euh/. Mycol. a flask shaped or conical sporangium of a rust fungus, which develops below the epidermis of the host and bears pycniospores. [1900 05; < NL; see PYCN , IUM] * * * … Universalium
pycnium — … Useful english dictionary
Stem rust — Puccinia graminis Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum … Wikipedia
pycniospore — ˈpiknēə+ˌ noun Etymology: New Latin pycnium + English o + spore : a haploid pycnial spore of a rust fungus that by fusion with a haploid hypha of opposite sex produces aecia and dikaryotic aeciospores see pycnium * * * /pik nee euh spawr , spohr… … Useful english dictionary
Glossary of phytopathology — This is a glossary of some of the terms used in phytopathology.Phytopathology is the study of plant diseases. It is a multi disciplinary since prerequisites for disease development are the presence of a susceptible host species, a pathogen and… … Wikipedia
pycnial — ˈpiknēəl adjective Etymology: New Latin pycnium + English al : of or relating to a pycnium : characterized by the presence or development of pycnia … Useful english dictionary
fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… … Universalium
pycn- — var. of pycno before a vowel: pycnium. * * * … Universalium
pycniospore — /pik nee euh spawr , spohr /, n. Mycol. the spore produced in a pycnium. [PYCNI(UM) + o + SPORE] * * * … Universalium
pycn- — combining form or pycno Etymology: Latin, from Greek pykn , pykno , from pyknos; akin to Greek pyka thickly, Albanian puth kiss, Avestan pusā headband; basic meaning: pressed together : close : compact … Useful english dictionary
