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conidium /co·nid·i·um/ (kah-nid´e-um) pl. conid´ia   [L.] an asexually produced fungal spore.
co·nid·i·um (k-nd-m)
n. pl. co·nid·i·a (--)
An asexually produced fungal spore, formed on a conidiophore.

co·nidi·al adj.

conidium
pl. conidia; an asexual spore of fungi borne on hyphae. There are many types of conidia, blastoconidia, arthroconidium, annelloconidium, phialoconidium, poroconidia and aleurioconidia.


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