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ste⋅rig⋅ma

  [stuh-rig-muh]
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–noun, plural -ma⋅ta  [-muh-tuh] . Mycology.
a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or esp. a basidiospore.
Origin:
1865–70; < NL < Gk strigma a support, equiv. to stērig-, base of stērízein to support + -ma n. suffix

Related forms:
ster⋅ig⋅mat⋅ic  [ster-ig-mat-ik, steer-] , adjective
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ste·rig·ma   (stə-rĭg'mə)   
n.   pl. ste·rig·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A slender projection of the basidium of some fungi that bears a basidiospore.

[New Latin, from Greek stērigma, support, from stērizein, stērig-, to support; see ster-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ster'ig·mat'ic (stěr'ĭg-māt'ĭk, stîr'-) adj.
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Main Entry: ste·rig·ma
Pronunciation: st&-'rig-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ste·rig·ma·ta /-m&t-&/ also ste·rig·mas
: any of the slender stalks at the top of the basidium of some fungi from the tips of which the basidiospores areproduced; broadly : a stalk or filament that bears conidia or spermatia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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