noun (plural ~ta; also -mas) see: stare Date: 1874 one of the slender stalks at the top of the basidium of some fungi from the tips of which the basidiospores are formed
STERIGMA
Meaning of STERIGMA in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012