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121oidium — oidioid, adj. /oh id ee euhm/, n., pl. oidia /oh id ee euh/. Mycol. 1. one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi. 2. (in certain fungi) a thin walled spore derived from the fragmentation of a hypha into its component cells.… …
122oleiferous — /oh lee if euhr euhs/, adj. giving rise to oil, as certain seeds or hypha. [1795 1805; < L ole(um) OIL + I + FEROUS] * * * …
123sporophore — sporophoric /spawr euh fawr ik, for , spohr /, sporophorous /speuh rof euhr euhs/, adj. /spawr euh fawr , spohr euh fohr /, n. Mycol. a fungus hypha specialized to bear spores. [1840 50; SPORO + PHORE] * * * …
124plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
125sporophore — noun A spore producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores …
126appressorium — noun a bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle …
127abjoint — verb To separate from the hypha of a fungus by the formation of a septum See Also: abjunction …
128hyphopodium — noun A hypha, in some ectoparasitic fungi, having a haustorium …
