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sterigma
ste·rig·ma
noun pl. ste·rig·ma·ta (-mə-tə) A slender projection of the basidium of some fungi that bears a basidiospore.
Origin: New Latin, from Greek stērigma, support, from stērizein, stērig-, to support; see ster-1 in Indo-European roots.
Related Forms:
- sterˌig·matˈic (stĕrˌĭg-mătˈĭk, stîrˌ-) adjective