sterigma
noun
ste·rig·ma stə-ˈrig-mə 
plural sterigmata stə-ˈrig-mə-tə also sterigmas
also sterigmas
: one of the slender stalks at the top of the basidium of some fungi from the tips of which the basidiospores are formed
broadly : a stalk or filament that bears conidia or spermatia
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sterigma
noun
ste·rig·ma stə-ˈrig-mə
plural sterigmata -mət-ə also sterigmas
also sterigmas
: any of the slender stalks at the top of the basidium of some fungi from the tips of which the basidiospores are produced
broadly : a stalk or filament that bears conidia or spermatia
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