n. pl. ste·rig·ma·ta (-mə-tə) A slender projection of the basidium of some fungi that bears a basidiospore. [New Latin, from Greek stērigma, support, from stērizein, stērig-, to support; see ster-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ster′ig·matic (stĕr′ĭg-mătĭk, stîr′-) adj. |
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