sterigma.
A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore.
Meaning & usage
A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore.
A woody projection from the tip of the leaf base in certain conifers (Picea and Tsuga).
Part of the genitalia of moths.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek στήριγμα (stḗrigma, “support, foundation”).
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