sterigma

[ stuh-rig-muh ]

noun

, Mycology.

, plural ste·rig·ma·ta [st, uh, -, rig, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore.

sterigma

/ stəˈrɪɡmə /

noun

1. biology a minute stalk bearing a spore or chain of spores in certain fungi

Other Words From

• ster·ig·mat·ic [ster-ig-, mat, -ik, steer-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sterigma¹

1865–70; < New Latin < Greek stḗrigma a support, equivalent to stērig-, base of stērízein to support + -ma noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of sterigma¹

C19: New Latin from Greek stērigma support, from stērizein to sustain

Example Sentences

At the apex of each basidium a flask-shaped cell, "sterigma" (d), appears.

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At free end of each sterigma is formed an oval body—a spore or "gonidium" (d), which, when ripe, is thrown off from the sterigma.

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D, Passage of a nucleus through the sterigma into the basidiospore.

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