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| ste·rig·ma [ stə rígmə ] (plural ste·rig·ma·ta [ stə rígmətə ] or ste·rig·mas) |
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stalk bearing spores: a tiny stalk that bears a spore or spores in a fungus
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| [Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek, "support" < sterizein "to support"] |
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