co·nid·i·o·phore \-ēəˌfō(ə)r\noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary conidi- + -phore : a structure that bears conidia; specificallyin certain fungi: a specialized typically erect and aerial hyphal branch that produces successive conidia by abstriction • co·nid·i·oph·o·rous\kə|nidē|äf(ə)rəs\adjective