Appressorium Definition

ăprə-sôrē-əm
appressoria
noun
The flattened tip of a hypha in various species of parasitic fungi, from which a filament emerges that penetrates the host's tissues.
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Other Word Forms of Appressorium

Noun

Singular:
appressorium
Plural:
appressoria

Origin of Appressorium

  • New Latin appressōrium from Latin appressus past participle of apprimere to press down appressed

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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