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1913
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Conidium
‖
Co-nid′i-um
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Conida
(#)
.
[NL.]
(Bot.)
A peculiar kind of reproductive cell found in certain fungi, and often containing zoospores.
Definition
2024
conidium
conidium
English
Noun
conidium
(
plural
conidia
)
(
mycology
)
A
fungal
spore
produced
asexually
in a
conidiophore
.
Derived terms
macroconidium
microconidium
Translations
asexually produced fungal spore
Finnish:
kuroumaitiö
,
konidio
Portuguese:
conídio
m
Romanian:
conidie
(ro)
f
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
κόνις
(
kónis
,
“
dust
”
)
+
Latin
-idium
.
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