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Acervulus vs Pycnidium - What's the difference?

acervulus | pycnidium |

As nouns the difference between acervulus and pycnidium

is that acervulus is calcified concretions near the pineal gland; brain sand while pycnidium is in certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced.

acervulus

English

Noun

(acervuli) (More fully : acervulus cerebri)
  • calcified concretions near the pineal gland; brain sand

    • pycnidium

    English

    Noun

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