conidium

[ koh-nid-ee-uhm, kuh- ]

/ koʊˈnɪd i əm, kə- /

noun, plural co·nid·i·a [koh-nid-ee-uh, kuh-]. /koʊˈnɪd i ə, kə-/. Botany.

(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.

Origin of conidium

1865–70; <Greek kón(is) dust (akin to incinerate) + -idium

OTHER WORDS FROM conidium

co·nid·i·al, co·nid·i·an, adjective

Words nearby conidium

conicoid, conic projection, conics, conic section, conidiophore, conidium, conifer, coniferin, coniferous, coniine, coniofibrosis

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Example sentences from the Web for conidium

When it has reached the front of the opening in the conidium, which is thus emptied, the mass remains immovable.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for conidium

conidium

/ (kəʊˈnɪdɪəm) /

noun plural -nidia (-ˈnɪdɪə)

an asexual spore formed at the tip of a specialized hypha (conidiophore) in fungi such as Penicillium

Derived forms of conidium

conidial or conidian, adjective

Word Origin for conidium

C19: from New Latin, from Greek konis dust + ium

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Medical definitions for conidium

conidium

[ kə-nĭd′ē-əm ]

n. pl. co•nid•i•a (-ē-ə)

An asexually produced fungal spore, formed on a conidiophore.

Other words from conidium

co•nid′i•al adj.

Scientific definitions for conidium

conidium

[ kə-nĭd′ē-əm ]

Plural conidia

An asexually produced fungal spore, formed on a conidiophore. Most conidia are dispersed by the wind and can endure extremes of cold, heat, and dryness. When conditions are favorable, they germinate and grow into hyphae.

单词	conidium
释义	conidium [ koh-nid-ee-uhm, kuh- ] / koʊˈnɪd i əm, kə- / noun, plural co·nid·i·a [koh-nid-ee-uh, kuh-]. /koʊˈnɪd i ə, kə-/. Botany. (in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch. Origin of conidium 1865–70; <Greek kón(is) dust (akin to incinerate) + -idium OTHER WORDS FROM conidium co·nid·i·al, co·nid·i·an, adjective Words nearby conidium conicoid, conic projection, conics, conic section, conidiophore, conidium, conifer, coniferin, coniferous, coniine, coniofibrosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conidium When it has reached the front of the opening in the conidium, which is thus emptied, the mass remains immovable. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses\|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke British Dictionary definitions for conidium conidium / (kəʊˈnɪdɪəm) / noun plural -nidia (-ˈnɪdɪə) an asexual spore formed at the tip of a specialized hypha (conidiophore) in fungi such as Penicillium Derived forms of conidium conidial or conidian, adjective Word Origin for conidium C19: from New Latin, from Greek konis dust + ium Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for conidium conidium [ kə-nĭd′ē-əm ] n. pl. co•nid•i•a (-ē-ə) An asexually produced fungal spore, formed on a conidiophore. Other words from conidium co•nid′i•al adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for conidium conidium [ kə-nĭd′ē-əm ] Plural conidia An asexually produced fungal spore, formed on a conidiophore. Most conidia are dispersed by the wind and can endure extremes of cold, heat, and dryness. When conditions are favorable, they germinate and grow into hyphae. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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