conidiophore

[ koh-nid-ee-uh-fawr, -fohr, kuh- ]

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

Origin of conidiophore

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for conidiophore

conidiophore

/ (kəʊˈnɪdɪəˌfɔː) /


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

Origin of conidiophore

1
C19: from conidium + -phore

Derived forms of conidiophore

  • conidiophorous (kəʊˌnɪdɪˈɒfərəs, kə-), adjective

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Scientific definitions for conidiophore

conidiophore

[ kə-nĭdē-ə-fôr′ ]


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

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