spəˈridēəm, spōˈ-, spȯˈ- noun
( plural sporid·ia -ēə)
Etymology: New Latin, from spor- + -idium
: a small spore ; especially : one abjointed from a promycelium (as in various smuts and rusts) — compare basidiospore
spəˈridēəm, spōˈ-, spȯˈ- noun
( plural sporid·ia -ēə)
Etymology: New Latin, from spor- + -idium
: a small spore ; especially : one abjointed from a promycelium (as in various smuts and rusts) — compare basidiospore
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012