sterigma

ste·rig·ma

noun \stə-ˈrig-mə\

plural ste·rig·ma·ta \-mət-ə\ also ste·rig·mas

Definition of STERIGMA

: any of the slender stalks at the top of the basidium of some fungi from the tips of which the basidiospores are produced; broadly : a stalk or filament that bears conidia or spermatia