noun
- an asexual spore produced by certain fungi
Usage: biology; mycology
Examples
- The fungus releases conidia into the air to spread to new locations.
- Each conidium can develop into a new fungal colony under suitable conditions.
- Scientists observed the formation of conidia under the microscope.
- The plant pathogen produces thousands of conidia on infected leaves.
- Conidia are typically smaller than sexual spores produced by the same fungus.
- Wind dispersal helps carry conidia to distant host plants.