Appressorium
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Appressorium is a noun meaning (mycology) 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.
Meaning
(mycology) 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.
Word Forms
- appressoria
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apiculus, prehaustorium, haustorium, perithecium, apothecium, peridermium.
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