conidium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”) + Latin -idium.

Noun

conidium (plural conidia)

1. (mycology) A fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.

Derived terms

• macroconidium
• microconidium
• proconidium

Translations

asexually produced fungal spore

• Finnish: kuroumaitiö, konidio
• Portuguese: conídio m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Romanian: conidie (ro) f
• Russian: конидия (ru) f (konidija)

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