Definition of "conidia" []

• Plural of conidium. (noun)

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• ""conidia," in which are developed countless "spores," each one of which is theoretically capable of infecting neighboring plants."
• "Surface hyphae and conidia flake off skin surface easily but have clearly penetrated deep into bat tissue."
• "However, profuse signs of white hyphae and conidia growing on bat muzzle."