noun
- a specialized fungal structure that bears conidia (asexual spores)
Usage: mycology; botany
Examples
- The conidiophore emerged from the fungal mycelium to produce spores.
- Under the microscope, we could see the branched conidiophore structure.
- Each conidiophore can produce hundreds of conidia for reproduction.
- The shape of the conidiophore helps identify different fungal species.
- Aspergillus fungi have distinctive conidiophore arrangements.
- The conidiophore releases spores into the air for dispersal.