sterigma
[ stuh-rig-muh ]
/ stəˈrɪg mə /
noun, plural ste·rig·ma·ta [stuh-rig-muh-tuh] /stəˈrɪg mə tə/. Mycology.
a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore.
Origin of sterigma
1865–70; < New Latin < Greek
stḗrigma a support, equivalent to
stērig-, base of
stērízein to support +
-ma noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM sterigma
ster·ig·mat·ic [ster-ig-mat-ik, steer-] /ˌstɛr ɪgˈmæt ɪk, ˌstɪər-/, adjectiveWords nearby sterigma
stereotyped,
stereotypy,
stereovision,
steric,
steric hindrance,
sterigma,
sterilant,
sterile,
sterile cyst,
sterilization,
sterilize
Example sentences from the Web for sterigma
At free end of each sterigma is formed an oval body—a spore or "gonidium" (d), which, when ripe, is thrown off from the sterigma.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry EyreAt the apex of each basidium a flask-shaped cell, "sterigma" (d), appears.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry EyreD, Passage of a nucleus through the sterigma into the basidiospore.
British Dictionary definitions for sterigma
sterigma
/ (stəˈrɪɡmə) /
noun
biology
a minute stalk bearing a spore or chain of spores in certain fungi
Word Origin for sterigma
C19: New Latin from Greek
stērigma support, from
stērizein to sustain