sterigma

[ stuh-rig-muh ]

/ stəˈrɪg mə /

noun, plural ste·rig·ma·ta [stuh-rig-muh-tuh]. /stəˈrɪg mə tə/. Mycology.

a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore.

Origin of sterigma

1865–70; <New Latin <Greek stḗrigma a support, equivalent to stērig-, base of stērízein to support + -ma noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM sterigma

ster·ig·mat·ic

[ster-ig-mat-ik, steer-], /ˌstɛr ɪgˈmæt ɪk, ˌstɪər-/, adjective

Words nearby sterigma

stereotyped, stereotypy, stereovision, steric, steric hindrance, sterigma, sterilant, sterile, sterile cyst, sterilization, sterilize

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Example sentences from the Web for sterigma

At free end of each sterigma is formed an oval body—a spore or "gonidium" (d), which, when ripe, is thrown off from the sterigma.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
At the apex of each basidium a flask-shaped cell, "sterigma" (d), appears.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
D, Passage of a nucleus through the sterigma into the basidiospore.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sterigma

sterigma

/ (stəˈrɪɡmə) /

noun

biology a minute stalk bearing a spore or chain of spores in certain fungi

Word Origin for sterigma

C19: New Latin from Greek stērigma support, from stērizein to sustain

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单词	sterigma
释义	sterigma [ stuh-rig-muh ] / stəˈrɪg mə / noun, plural ste·rig·ma·ta [stuh-rig-muh-tuh]. /stəˈrɪg mə tə/. Mycology. a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore. Origin of sterigma 1865–70; <New Latin <Greek stḗrigma a support, equivalent to stērig-, base of stērízein to support + -ma noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM sterigma ster·ig·mat·ic [ster-ig-mat-ik, steer-], /ˌstɛr ɪgˈmæt ɪk, ˌstɪər-/, adjective Words nearby sterigma stereotyped, stereotypy, stereovision, steric, steric hindrance, sterigma, sterilant, sterile, sterile cyst, sterilization, sterilize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sterigma At free end of each sterigma is formed an oval body—a spore or "gonidium" (d), which, when ripe, is thrown off from the sterigma. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique\|John William Henry Eyre At the apex of each basidium a flask-shaped cell, "sterigma" (d), appears. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique\|John William Henry Eyre D, Passage of a nucleus through the sterigma into the basidiospore. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for sterigma sterigma / (stəˈrɪɡmə) / noun biology a minute stalk bearing a spore or chain of spores in certain fungi Word Origin for sterigma C19: New Latin from Greek stērigma support, from stērizein to sustain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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