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sporodochium
noun
spo·ro·do·chi·um
\ˌspōrəˈdōkēəm\
Definition of sporodochium
sporodochia
\-ēə\: an erumpent crowded cluster of conidiophores arising from a stroma in the form of a cushion (as in the Tuberculariaceae)
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Origin and Etymology of sporodochium
New Latin, from spor- + Greek docheion holder, receptacle, from dechesthai, dekesthai to receive, accept; akin to Greek dokein to seem good
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