释义 |
ste·rig·ma \stə̇ˈrigmə\ noun (plural sterigma·ta \-məd.ə\ ; also sterigmas) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek stērigma support, from stērizein to prop, support; akin to Greek stereos solid — more at stare 1. : one of the slender stalks at the top of the basidium of some fungi from the tips of which the basidiospores are abstricted; broadly : a stalk or filament from which conidia or spermatia are abjointed — compare phialide 2. : one of the persistent peg-shaped projections to which the leaves of some conifers (as spruces) are attached on the twigs • ster·ig·mat·ic \|ste(ˌ)rig|mad.ik, -_rēg-\ adjective |