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conidium

conidium noun: a fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.

Noun

conidium (plural conidia)

  1. A fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.

conidium meaning in Tamil

conidium in Tamil

கொனிடியம், மணி விதைத்தூள்

Forms of conidium

pluralconidia

Origin of conidium

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

Words formed from conidium

Questions about conidium

What does conidium mean?
Conidium means a fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.
What is conidium in Tamil?
Conidium in Tamil is கொனிடியம், மணி விதைத்தூள். See Conidium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is conidium?
Conidium is a noun.
What is the plural of conidium?
The plural of conidium is conidia.

Words near conidium in the dictionary

  1. conidiomatal
  2. conidiophore
  3. conidiophores
  4. conidiospore
  5. conidiospores
  6. conidium
  7. conids
  8. conies
  9. conifer
  10. coniferaldehyde
  11. conifered

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