appressorium

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appressorium [ˌæprɛˈsɔːrɪəm]

n pl -ria [-rɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a flattened hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host tissues

[from New Latin, from Latin appressus; see appressed]

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