conidium
noun
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
conidial
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a word derived from
conidium.
Example Sentences
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The Botrytis mould is known as the conidial form.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
Similarly with the various types of conidial or oidial “fructifications,” termed pycnidia, spermogonia, aecidia, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
A careful examination reveals the presence of very fine filaments within those of the mildew, which may be traced up to the base of the conidial branch, where the receptacle of the parasite is forming.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell
It is not uncommon for the conidia of the Sphæria to partake of the characteristics of a mould, and then the perithecia are developed amongst the conidial threads.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
