In biology, a sterigma (pl.: sterigmata) is a small supporting structure. It commonly refers to an extension of the basidium (the spore -bearing cells) consisting of a basal filamentous part and …

The meaning of STERIGMA is 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 …

A sterigma is an apical extension of the basidium that bears the basidiospores; it is elongated in Auriculariales and Platygloeales. There are usually four sterigmata on each basidium.

Each such prong is called a sterigma (with sterigmata the plural form) and the spores develop at the tips of the sterigmata. Here is a stylized drawing of a basidium, shown in green, with four …

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sterigma. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Every sterigma at first produces at its point a little round protuberance, which, with a strong narrow basis, rests upon the sterigma. Sterigma definition: . See examples of STERIGMA …

Define sterigma. sterigma synonyms, sterigma pronunciation, sterigma translation, English dictionary definition of sterigma. n. pl. ste·rig·ma·ta A slender projection of the basidium of …

4 days ago · (pl. sterigmata)A small spore-bearing stalk found in certain fungi. In the Basidiomycota, sterigmata develop as outgrowths of a basidium, each bearing a basidiospore …

Fungi that bear their spores on basidia are known as basidiomycetes, and are placed in the phylum Basidiomycota. The spores are usually attached to the basidium by short spikes called …

Both karyogamy and meiosis occur within a cell called the basidium. Haploid basidiospores from atop projections on the basidum called sterigmata (sing. sterigma). There are generally four …