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conidiophore

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

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

Nearby words

  1. conical papilla,
  2. conical pendulum,
  3. conicity,
  4. conicoid,
  5. conics,
  6. conidium,
  7. conifer,
  8. coniferin,
  9. coniferous,
  10. coniine

Origin of conidiophore

1880–85; conidio- (combining form of conidium) + -phore
Related formsco·nid·i·oph·o·rous [kuh-nid-ee-of-er-uh s] /kəˌnɪd iˈɒf ər əs/, adjective
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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 Formsconidiophorous (kəʊˌnɪdɪˈɒfərəs, kə-), adjective

Word Origin for conidiophore

C19: from conidium + -phore
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Medicine definitions for conidiophore

conidiophore

[ kə-nĭd′ē-ə-fôr′ ]

n.

A specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia.
Related formsco•nid′i•oph′or•ous (kə-nĭd′ē-ŏf′ər-əs) adj.
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Science 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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