appressorium

English

Etymology

New Latin. By surface analysis, appress +‎ -orium.

Noun

appressorium (plural appressoria)

1. (mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg-shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle.

Translations

a bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi

• Catalan: apressori (ca) m
• Portuguese: apressório m