appressorium

[ ap-re-sawr-ee-uhm, -sohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Mycology.

, plural ap·pres·so·ri·a [ap-re-, sawr, -ee-, uh, -, sohr, -].

a flattened and thickened tip of a hyphal branch, formed by some parasitic fungi, that facilitates penetration of the host plant.

appressorium

/ ˌæprɛˈsɔːrɪəm /

1895–1900; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin appress ( us ) ( appressed ) + -ōrium ( -tory ² )

from New Latin, from Latin appressus ; see appressed

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[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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