— pycnidial , adj.
/pik nid"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. pycnidia /-nid"ee euh/ . Mycol.
(in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.
[ 1855-60; pykn ( ós ) close, thick, dense + -idion dim. suffix ]