Sterigma
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sterigma is a noun meaning (mycology) A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore.
Meaning
(mycology) A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore.
More Meanings
- (botany) A woody projection from the tip of the leaf base in certain conifers (Picea and Tsuga).
- (entomology) Part of the genitalia of moths.
Example Sentences
These sterigmata are retained and make the twigs rough for several years after leaf fall.
Word Forms
- sterigmata
- sterigmas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sterigmatum, apiculus, merosporangium, sporabola, basidium, columella.
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