conidiophore

co·nid·i·o·phore

C0571200 (kə-nĭd′ē-ə-fôr′)n. A specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia.

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[conidi(um) + -phore.]

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co·nid′i·oph′or·ous (kə-nĭd′ē-ŏf′ər-əs) adj.

conidiophore

(kəʊˈnɪdɪəˌfɔː) n (Biology) a simple or branched hypha that bears spores (conidia) in such fungi as Penicillium[C19: from conidium + -phore] conidiophorous adj

co•nid•i•o•phore

(koʊˈnɪd i əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, kə-)

n. (in fungi) a stalk or branch of the mycelium, bearing conidia. [1880–85; conidio-, comb. form of conidium + -phore] co•nid`i•oph′o•rous (-ˈɒf ər əs) adj.

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conidiophore - a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidiahypha - any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus