oidium
[ oh-id-ee-uhm ]
/ oʊˈɪd i əm /
noun, plural o·id·i·a [oh-id-ee-uh]. /oʊˈɪd i ə/. Mycology.
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
(in certain fungi) a thin-walled spore derived from the fragmentation of a hypha into its component cells.
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Origin of oidium
OTHER WORDS FROM oidium
o·id·i·oid, adjectiveWords nearby oidium
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British Dictionary definitions for oidium
oidium
/ (əʊˈɪdɪəm) /
noun plural -ia (-ɪə)
botany any of various fungal spores produced in the form of a chain by the development of septa in a hypha
Word Origin for oidium
New Latin: from oo- + -idium diminutive suffix
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