conidiophore

[ koh-nid-ee-uh-fawr, -fohr, kuh- ]

noun

, Botany.

1. (in fungi) a special stalk or branch of the mycelium, bearing conidia.

conidiophore

/ kə-; kəʊˈnɪdɪəˌfɔː; kəʊˌnɪdɪˈɒfərəs /

noun

1. a simple or branched hypha that bears spores (conidia) in such fungi as Penicillium

conidiophore

/ kə-nĭd′ē-ə-fôr′ /

1. An asexual reproductive structure that develops at the tip of a fungal hypha and produces conidia.

Derived Forms

• conidiophorous, adjective

Other Words From

• co·nid·i·oph·o·rous [k, uh, -nid-ee-, of, -er-, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conidiophore¹

1880–85; conidio- (combining form of conidium ) + -phore

Word History and Origins

Origin of conidiophore¹

C19: from conidium + -phore

Example Sentences

Basidiales.—This very large group of plants is characterized by the possession of a special type of conidiophore—the basidium, which gives its name to the group.

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An examination of the discolored areas, under a microscope, shows the presence of tuft-like growths of spores upon short conidiophores.

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In all these cases we may speak of simple conidiophores.

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They have characteristic conidiophores bearing numerous conidia, and also cleistothecia which are spherical in form and yellowish in colour.

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