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โ‡ฑ CONIDIUM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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conidium

noun

coยทโ€‹nidยทโ€‹iยทโ€‹um kษ™-หˆni-dฤ“-ษ™m ๐Ÿ‘ How to pronounce conidium (audio)
: an asexual spore produced on a conidiophore of certain fungi

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Ars Technica reports further testing revealed the fungus in the lesion to be Blastomyces conidia, which often lives in soil and wet and decaying areas near water. โ€”๐Ÿ‘ Image
Brittney McNamara, Allure, 8 Dec. 2017

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek konis dust โ€” more at incinerate

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of conidium was in 1856

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โ€œConidium.โ€ Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conidium. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

Medical Definition

conidium

noun
coยทโ€‹nidยทโ€‹iยทโ€‹um kษ™-หˆnid-ฤ“-ษ™m ๐Ÿ‘ How to pronounce conidium (audio)
: an asexual spore produced on a conidiophore

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