appressorium

noun

ap·pres·so·ri·um | \ ˌa-pre-ˈsȯr-ē-əm

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plural appressoria\ -ē-ə

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Definition of appressorium

: the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host

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The first known use of appressorium was in 1897

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