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单词 appressorium
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appressorium

[ ap-re-sawr-ee-uhm, -sohr- ]
/ ˌæp rɛˈsɔr i əm, -ˈsoʊr- /

noun, plural ap·pres·so·ri·a [ap-re-sawr-ee-uh, -sohr-]. /ˌæp rɛˈsɔr i ə, -ˈsoʊr-/. Mycology.

a flattened and thickened tip of a hyphal branch, formed by some parasitic fungi, that facilitates penetration of the host plant.

Origin of appressorium

1895–1900; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin appress(us) (see appressed) + -ōrium (see -tory2)

Words nearby appressorium

apprehension, apprehensive, apprentice, apprenticeship, appressed, appressorium, apprise, apprize, appro, approach, approachable
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British Dictionary definitions for appressorium

appressorium
/ (ˌæprɛˈsɔːrɪəm) /

noun plural -ria (-rɪə)

botany a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues

Word Origin for appressorium

from New Latin, from Latin appressus; see appressed
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