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ste•rig•ma
(stə rig′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ma•ta (-mə tə).USA pronunciation [Mycol.]
ster•ig•mat•ic
(ster′ig mat′ik, stēr′-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Fungia small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or esp. a basidiospore.
- Greek sté̄rigma a support, equivalent. to stērig-, base of stērízein to support + -ma noun, nominal suffix
- Neo-Latin
- 1865–70;