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co⋅nid⋅i⋅um

  [koh-nid-ee-uhm, kuh-]
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–noun, plural -nid⋅i⋅a  [-nid-ee-uh] . Botany.
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
Origin:
1865–70; < Gk kón(is) dust (akin to incinerate ) + -idium

Related forms:
co⋅nid⋅i⋅al, co⋅nid⋅i⋅an, adjective
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co·nid·i·a   (kə-nĭd'ē-ə)   
n.  Plural of conidium.
co·nid·i·um   (kə-nĭd'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. co·nid·i·a (-ē-ə)
An asexually produced fungal spore, formed on a conidiophore.

[New Latin, from Greek konis, dust.]
co·nid'i·al (-əl) adj.
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Main Entry: co·nid·i·um
Pronunciation: k&-'nid-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural co·nid·ia /-E-&/
: an asexual spore produced on a conidiophore
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conidium co·nid·i·um (kə-nĭd'ē-əm)
n. pl. co·nid·i·a (-ē-ə)
An asexually produced fungal spore, formed on a conidiophore.

co·nid'i·al adj.

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conidium   (kə-nĭd'ē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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