sporidium

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noun

A secondary spore borne on a promycelium, or a filament produced from a spore, in certain kinds of minute fungi.

OriginNew Latin sporidium ← Ancient Greek σπορά →
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Meanings

nounsporidium (plural sporidia)

plural sporidia

  1. biologyA secondary spore borne on a promycelium, or a filament produced from a spore, in certain kinds of minute fungi.
  2. An ascospore.
  3. Any spore.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσπορά“seed”
  2. New Latinsporidium
  3. Englishsporidium

From New Latin sporidium, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”) + -idium.

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APA

sporidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporidium

MLA

“sporidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporidium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sporidium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporidium.

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