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conidiophore

[ koh-nid-ee-uh-fawr, -fohr, kuh- ]
/ koʊˈnɪd i əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, kə- /

noun Botany.

(in fungi) a special stalk or branch of the mycelium, bearing conidia.

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Origin of conidiophore

1880–85; conidio- (combining form of conidium) + -phore

OTHER WORDS FROM conidiophore

co·nid·i·oph·o·rous [kuh-nid-ee-of-er-uhs], /kəˌnɪd iˈɒf ər əs/, adjective

Words nearby conidiophore

conical pendulum, conicoid, conic projection, conics, conic section, conidiophore, conidium, conifer, coniferin, coniferous, coniine
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British Dictionary definitions for conidiophore

conidiophore
/ (kəʊˈnɪdɪəˌfɔː) /

noun

a simple or branched hypha that bears spores (conidia) in such fungi as Penicillium

Derived forms of conidiophore

conidiophorous (kəʊˌnɪdɪˈɒfərəs, kə-), adjective

Word Origin for conidiophore

C19: from conidium + -phore
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for conidiophore

conidiophore
[ kə-nĭd′ē-ə-fôr′ ]

n.

A specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia.

Other words from conidiophore

co•nid′i•oph′or•ous (kə-nĭd′ē-ŏf′ər-əs) adj.
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Scientific definitions for conidiophore

conidiophore
[ kə-nĭd′ē-ə-fôr′ ]

An asexual reproductive structure that develops at the tip of a fungal hypha and produces conidia.
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