sterigma

English

Noun

sterigma (plural sterigmata or sterigmas)

1. (mycology) A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore.
2. (botany) A woody projection from the tip of the leaf base in certain conifers (Picea and Tsuga).
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     These sterigmata are retained and make the twigs rough for several years after leaf fall.

3. (entomology) Part of the genitalia of moths.

Derived terms

• sterigmatic

Anagrams

• Gemarist, magister, migrates, ragtimes