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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM conidiophore
co·nid·i·oph·o·rous [kuh-nid-ee-of-er-uhs], /kəˌnɪd iˈɒf ər əs/, adjectiveWords nearby conidiophore
conical pendulum, conicoid, conic projection, conics, conic section, conidiophore, conidium, conifer, coniferin, coniferous, coniine
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How to use conidiophore in a sentence
Conidia (basidiospores) borne in fours on a special conidiophore, the basidium.
A, Small portion of mycelium with conidiophore (c), and archicarp (as).
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-), adjectiveWord Origin for conidiophore
C19: from conidium + -phore
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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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