conidium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore
    conidiospore.

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Co*nid"i*um noun
Etymology
NL.
Wordforms
plural Conida
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A peculiar kind of reproductive cell found in certain fungi, and often containing zoöspores.

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