o·id·i·um ( - d  - m)n. pl. o·id·i·a (- -) A thin-walled spore produced by fragmentation in certain filamentous fungi. [New Latin  idium, fungus genus, from Greek ion, egg; see oo-.] |
oidium [əʊˈɪdɪəm]
n pl -ia [-ɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany any of various fungal spores produced in the form of a chain by the development of septa in a hypha
[New Latin: from oo- + -idium diminutive suffix]
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