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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Origin of conidiophore

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

Words 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.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
A, Small portion of mycelium with conidiophore (c), and archicarp (as).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various

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-), adjective

Word 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.