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sporidium(dictionary)

sporidium (iou)



sporidium noun. . E19.
[mod. Latin, dim. of Latin spora SPORE: see -IDIUM.]
Botany. A small spore, esp. a basidiospore in a rust or smut fungus. Formerly also, a case or capsule containing such spores.
spori'diferous adjective bearing sporidia M19.
sporidiole noun = sporidiolum M19.
sporidiolum noun, pl. -la, a small sporidium M19.