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(kō nid′ē əm, kə-)

noun pl. conidia

a small asexual spore abstricted from the tip of a conidiophore in certain fungi

Origin: ModL < Gr konis, dust (see incinerate) + -ium

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noun pl. co·nid·i·a (-ē-ə)

An asexually produced fungal spore, formed on a conidiophore.

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Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek konis, dust

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co·nidˈi·al (-əl) adjective

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