conidium
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co·nid·i·al, co·nid·i·an, adjective
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conidium (kəʊˈnɪdɪəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nidia | |
| an asexual spore formed at the tip of a specialized hypha (conidiophore) in fungi such as Penicillium | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Greek konis dust + | |
| co'nidial | |
| —adj | |
| co'nidian | |
| —adj | |
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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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conidium
a type of asexual reproductive spore of fungi (kingdom Fungi) usually produced at the tip or side of hyphae (filaments that make up the body of a typical fungus) or on special spore-producing structures called conidiophores. The spores detach when mature. They vary widely in shape, colour, and size, large ones being called macroconidia, small ones, microconidia.
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Some fungi even produce more than one kind of conidium.
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