Pronunciation: pik- ' ni-d ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ia \ -d ē - ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pyknos dense
Date: 1857
: a flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidiophores and conidia on the interior and occurring in various imperfect fungi and ascomycetes
– pyc · nid · i · al \ -d ē - ə l \ adjective