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sterigmata

sterigmata is the plural of sterigma.

sterigmata is the plural of sterigmatum.

Meaning of sterigma

Noun

sterigma (plural sterigmata or sterigmas)

  1. A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore.
  2. A woody projection from the tip of the leaf base in certain conifers (Picea and Tsuga).
    • These sterigmata are retained and make the twigs rough for several years after leaf fall.2009, J.E. Eckenwalder, Conifers of the World: The Complete Reference, Timber Press, →ISBN
  3. Part of the genitalia of moths.

Questions about sterigmata

What is sterigmata the plural of?
Sterigmata is the plural of sterigma.

Words near sterigmata in the dictionary

  1. sterication
  2. sterications
  3. sterics
  4. sterigma
  5. sterigmas
  6. sterigmata
  7. sterigmate
  8. sterigmatic
  9. sterigmatocystin
  10. sterigmatocystins
  11. sterigmatum

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