conidium
noun
co·nid·i·um
kə-ˈni-dē-əm 
plural conidia
kə-ˈni-dē-ə
: an asexual spore produced on a conidiophore of certain fungi
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Ars Technica reports further testing revealed the fungus in the lesion to be Blastomyces conidia, which often lives in soil and wet and decaying areas near water.
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conidium
noun
co·nid·i·um
kə-ˈnid-ē-əm
plural conidia
-ē-ə
: an asexual spore produced on a conidiophore
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