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conidium
[ koh-nid-ee-uhm, kuh- ]
noun
- (in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
conidium
/ kəʊˈnɪdɪəm /
noun
- an asexual spore formed at the tip of a specialized hypha (conidiophore) in fungi such as Penicillium
conidium
/ kə-nĭd′ē-əm /
, 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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Derived Forms
- coˈnidial, adjective
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Other Words From
- co·nidi·al co·nidi·an adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conidium1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conidium1
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Example Sentences
When it has reached the front of the opening in the conidium, which is thus emptied, the mass remains immovable.
This secondary conidium can sometimes engender a third cellule by a similar process.
A short time after the appearance of the vacuoles the entire conidium extends itself so that the papilla disappears.
Then it isolates itself from the germ-tube by a septum, and takes all the essential characteristics of the parent conidium.
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