SPORIDIA

Noun

sporidia

plural of sporidium

Source: Wiktionary


SPORIDIUM

Spo*rid"i*um, n.; pl. Sporidia. Etym: [NL. See Spore.] (Bot.) (a) A secondary spore, or a filament produced from a spore, in certain kinds of minute fungi. (b) A spore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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