sterigma
noun
ste·rig·ma stə-ˈrig-mə 
plural sterigmata stə-ˈrig-mə-tə also sterigmas
also sterigmas : one of the slender stalks at the top of the basidium of some fungi from the tips of which the basidiospores are formed
broadly : a stalk or filament that bears conidia or spermatia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek stērigma support, from stērizein to prop; perhaps akin to Greek stereos solid — more at stare
First Known Use
1874, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
sterigma
noun
ste·rig·ma stə-ˈrig-mə
plural sterigmata -mət-ə also sterigmas
also sterigmas : any of the slender stalks at the top of the basidium of some fungi from the tips of which the basidiospores are produced
broadly : a stalk or filament that bears conidia or spermatia
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