sterigma
/stəˈrɪɡmə
/noun (plural sterigmata /stəˈrɪɡmətə/) Botany
(In some fungi) a spore-bearing projection from a cell.Wild-type conidiophores are radially symmetrical and consist of a stalk with a single vesicle from which multiple primary sterigmata bud....
- From the vesicle forms a layer of primary sterigmata called metulae.
- There are usually four sterigmata (and four spores) to a basidium.
Origin
Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek stērigma 'a support', from stērizein 'to support'.