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.
Words nearby conidiophore
conical cornea, conical papilla, conical pendulum, conicoid, conics, conidiophore, conidium, conifer, coniferin, coniferous, coniine
OTHER WORDS FROM conidiophore
co·nid·i·oph·o·rous [kuh-nid-ee-of-er-uh s] /kəˌnɪd iˈɒf ər əs/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for conidiophore
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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Medicine 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.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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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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