1. of, relating to, or resembling a pycnidium (a flask-shaped fungal structure that produces spores)
Usage: mycology; botany; technical

Examples

• The pycnidial stage of the rust fungus produces numerous spores.
• Researchers examined the pycnidial structures under the microscope.
• The pycnidial form is one phase in the complex life cycle of certain fungi.
• Pycnidial spores are dispersed by water and insects.