Conidium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conidium \Co*nid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Conida}. [NL.] (Bot.)
     A peculiar kind of reproductive cell found in certain fungi,
     and often containing zoospores.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  conidium
       n : an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore
           [syn: {conidiospore}]
       [also: {conidia} (pl)]