Spitzenkorper

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noun

A region at the apex of the hyphae in certain fungi, which is refractive.

OriginGerman Spitzenkörper →
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Meanings

nounSpitzenkorper (plural Spitzenkorpers)

plural Spitzenkorpers

  1. biologyA region at the apex of the hyphae in certain fungi, which is refractive.

Origin

  1. GermanSpitzenkörper
  2. EnglishSpitzenkorper

Borrowed from German Spitzenkörper, from Spitze (“point”) + Körper (“body”).

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APA

Spitzenkorper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spitzenkorper

MLA

“Spitzenkorper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spitzenkorper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spitzenkorper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spitzenkorper.

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