Definition of conidiophore in English:
conidiophore
nounkəʊˈnɪdɪə(ʊ)fɔːkəˈnidēəˌfôr
Botany (in certain fungi) a conidium-bearing hypha or filament.
Example sentencesExamples
- At the same time the mould, which comprises spore-bearing growths called conidiophores, appears on the surface.
- Small round conidia were attached to short simple conidiophores, resembling lollipops.
- Microscopically, the fungus produces solitary oval to dumbbell-shaped conidia on short, unbranched conidiophores lateral to septate hyphae.
- Although the first cells from hyphae looked like conidiophores, they were slenderer than conidiophores of the wild type.
- For observation of conidiophore structure, coverslips with aerial hyphae and conidiophores attached were dipped into 100% ethanol, mounted on slides, and observed microscopically.
Origin
Late 19th century: from conidio- (combining form of conidium) + -phore.