noun
- specialized fungal structures that bear and release asexual spores called conidia
Usage: mycology; botany
Examples
- The fungus produces conidiophores that extend above the substrate surface.
- Microscopic examination revealed branched conidiophores typical of Aspergillus species.
- Conidiophores allow fungi to disperse their spores efficiently through air currents.
- The laboratory identified the mold by studying its distinctive conidiophores.
- During favorable conditions, the fungus develops numerous conidiophores for reproduction.
- Scientists observed conidiophores emerging from the fungal mycelium under the microscope.