Appressorium

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg-shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle.

Synonyms

apiculus prehaustorium haustorium perithecium hilar appendage apothecium peridermium aspergilloma archaesporium paraphysis arbuscle hyphopodium

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