conidium
[ koh-nid-ee-uhm, kuh- ]
/ koʊˈnɪd i əm, kə- /
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noun, plural co·nid·i·a [koh-nid-ee-uh, kuh-]. /koʊˈnɪd i ə, kə-/. Botany.
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
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Origin of conidium
OTHER WORDS FROM conidium
co·nid·i·al, co·nid·i·an, adjectiveWords nearby conidium
conicoid, conic projection, conics, conic section, conidiophore, conidium, conifer, coniferin, coniferous, coniine, coniofibrosis
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Example sentences from the Web for conidium
When it has reached the front of the opening in the conidium, which is thus emptied, the mass remains immovable.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt CookeThis secondary conidium can sometimes engender a third cellule by a similar process.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt CookeA short time after the appearance of the vacuoles the entire conidium extends itself so that the papilla disappears.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt CookeThen it isolates itself from the germ-tube by a septum, and takes all the essential characteristics of the parent conidium.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
British Dictionary definitions for conidium
conidium
/ (kəʊˈnɪdɪəm) /
noun plural -nidia (-ˈnɪdɪə)
an asexual spore formed at the tip of a specialized hypha (conidiophore) in fungi such as Penicillium
Derived forms of conidium
conidial or conidian, adjectiveWord Origin for conidium
C19: from New Latin, from Greek konis dust + ium
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Medical definitions for conidium
conidium
[ kə-nĭd′ē-əm ]
n. pl. co•nid•i•a (-ē-ə)
An asexually produced fungal spore, formed on a conidiophore.
Other words from conidium
co•nid′i•al adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Scientific definitions for conidium
conidium
[ kə-nĭd′ē-əm ]
Plural conidia
An asexually produced fungal spore, formed on a conidiophore. Most conidia are dispersed by the wind and can endure extremes of cold, heat, and dryness. When conditions are favorable, they germinate and grow into hyphae.
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