conidium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”).

Noun

conidium (plural conidia)

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

Derived terms

• arthroconidium
• blastoconidium
• chlamydoconidium
• conidiation
• conidiogenesis
• macroconidium
• microconidium
• proconidium
• ramoconidium

 

Translations

asexually produced fungal spore

• Catalan: conidi m
• Finnish: kuromaitiö (fi), konidio
• French: conidie (fr) f
• German: Konidie f
• Portuguese: conídio m
• Romanian: conidie (ro) f
• Russian: конидия (ru) f (konidija)

Anagrams

• dimuonic, mucinoid, oncidium