Adjectival form of odium, see last line ZXZ L0L
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o·id·i·um /oʊˈɪdiəm/ Show Spelled
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–noun, plural o·id·i·a /oʊˈɪdiə/ Show Spelled
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. Mycology .
1. one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
2. (in certain fungi) a thin-walled spore derived from the fragmentation of a hypha into its component cells.
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Origin:
1855–60; < NL < Gk ōi ( ón ) egg (c. L ovum; see oo-) + -idium -idium
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o·id·i·oid, adjective