synnema

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noun

A large, erect reproductive structure in some fungi, bearing compact conidiophores that fuse together to form a strand with conidia at the end or on the edges.

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coremium
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Meanings

nounsynnema (plural synnemata)

plural synnemata

  1. A large, erect reproductive structure in some fungi, bearing compact conidiophores that fuse together to form a strand with conidia at the end or on the edges.

    Synonyms: coremium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large, erect reproductive structure in some fungi, bearing compact conidiophores that fuse together to form a strand with conidia at the end or on the edges.

Similar
coremium

Origin

From syn- + -nema (“filament”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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