conidium
English
noun
Definitions
- (mycology) A fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek κόνις (dust, ash, ashes) derived from Latin -idium (diminutive).
Origin
Latin
-idium
Gloss
diminutive
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arthroconidium English
- blastoconidium English
- chlamydoconidium English
- macroconidium English
- microconidium English
- proconidium English
- ramoconidium English
- -idium Latin
- ultra Latin
- otoconio Italian
- pneumoconiosi Italian
- neumoconiosis Spanish, Castilian
- κονία Ancient Greek
- κονιορτός Ancient Greek
- κόνις Ancient Greek
- *kón- Proto-Indo-European
- -idium Translingual