CONIDIUM


Meaning of CONIDIUM in English

[ kəʊ'nɪdɪəm ]

■ noun ( plural conidia -dɪə ) Botany a spore produced asexually by various fungi at the tip of a specialized hypha.

Origin

C19: mod. L., from Gk konis 'dust' + the dimin. suffix -idium .

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