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Meaning of sterigma | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore.
  2. A woody projection from the tip of the leaf base in certain conifers (Picea and Tsuga).
  3. Part of the genitalia of moths.

Equivalents

日本語 小柄

Examples

“These sterigmata are retained and make⟳ the twigs rough for several years after leaf fall⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sterigmatocystin sterilant Sterile sterile antineutrino sterile neutrino sterile oat

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