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conidiophore
[koh-nid-ee-uh-fawr, -fohr, kuh-]
noun
(in fungi) a special stalk or branch of the mycelium, bearing conidia.
conidiophore
/ kə-, kəʊˈnɪdɪəˌfɔː, kəʊˌnɪdɪˈɒfərəs /
noun
a simple or branched hypha that bears spores (conidia) in such fungi as Penicillium
conidiophore
An asexual reproductive structure that develops at the tip of a fungal hypha and produces conidia.
Other Word Forms
- conidiophorous adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of conidiophore1
Word History and Origins
Origin of conidiophore1
Example Sentences
Basidiales.—This very large group of plants is characterized by the possession of a special type of conidiophore—the basidium, which gives its name to the group.
An examination of the discolored areas, under a microscope, shows the presence of tuft-like growths of spores upon short conidiophores.
In all these cases we may speak of simple conidiophores.
They have characteristic conidiophores bearing numerous conidia, and also cleistothecia which are spherical in form and yellowish in colour.
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