382 Glossary 



B 



basidiospores. Spores formed on basidia. 

 basidium. A straight stick-like spore bearing fungal 

 thread. 



canker. Definite dead area in the bark of stems or 



roots of plants. 

 capitate. Possessing a head. 

 carbonaceous. Dark to black colored. 

 chlamydospores. Resting spores with very thick 



walls, formed within mycelial cells. 

 chlorophyll. Green coloring matter in leaves of the 



higher plants. 

 chromogenic. Producing color. 

 ciliate. Fringed with hairs. 

 columella. Sterile axle of a pillar-like structure within 



a sporangium. 

 conidia. Spores formed asexually. 

 conidiophore. A spore-bearing fungal stalk. 

 constricted. Drawn together or contracted. 

 cortex. Outer bark. 

 cuticle. The outermost skin of plants. 

 cyst. Sac or cavity. 



D 



deliquescent. Dissolving or melting. 

 diffuse. Loosely spread. 

 dilated. Enlarged. 



E 



endospore. Spore formed within another cell. 

 entomogenous. Living on insects. 



