conidiophore

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

noun

Botany.

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

conidiophore

/ kə-, kəʊˈnɪdɪəˌfɔː, kəʊˌnɪdɪˈɒfərəs /

noun

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

conidiophore

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

Other Word Forms

• conidiophorous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conidiophore¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of conidiophore¹

C19: from _conidium + _-phore

Example Sentences

They have characteristic conidiophores bearing numerous conidia, and also cleistothecia which are spherical in form and yellowish in colour.

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An examination of the discolored areas, under a microscope, shows the presence of tuft-like growths of spores upon short conidiophores.

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In all these cases we may speak of simple conidiophores.

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Basidiales.—This very large group of plants is characterized by the possession of a special type of conidiophore—the basidium, which gives its name to the group.

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