sterigma
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ste·rig·ma
, pl.ste·rig·ma·ta
(ste-rig'mă, -mă-tă),A slender, pointed structure arising from a basidium upon which a basidiospore will develop.
[G. stērigma, a support]
sterigma
(stə-rĭg′mə)n. pl. sterig·mata (-mə-tə)
A slender projection of the basidium of some fungi that bears a basidiospore.
ster′ig·mat′ic (stĕr′ĭg-măt′ĭk, stîr′-) adj.