Meanings
nounconidium (plural conidia)
plural conidia
- biologyA fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekκόνις“dust”
- Englishconidium
From Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”) + -idium.
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Catalan conidi
- conidiasexually produced fungal spore
Finnish kuromaitiö, konidio
- kuromaitiöasexually produced fungal spore
- konidioasexually produced fungal spore
French conidie
- conidieasexually produced fungal spore
German Konidie
- Konidieasexually produced fungal spore
Polish konidium
- konidiumasexually produced fungal spore
Portuguese conídio
- conídioasexually produced fungal spore
Romanian conidie
- conidieasexually produced fungal spore
Russian конидия
- конидия (konidija)asexually produced fungal spore
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APA
conidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conidium
MLA
“conidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conidium. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conidium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conidium.
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