Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conidium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coni-d-i-um
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”) + -idium.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κόνις

Inflected Forms

conidia (plural)

Derived Forms

arthroconidium ballistoconidium blastoconidium chlamydoconidium conidiation conidiogenesis macroconidium microconidium proconidium ramoconidium

Synonyms

conidiospore

Questions

What does conidium mean?: A fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.
Where does conidium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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