plasmatoparous

adjective

plas·​ma·​top·​a·​rous

¦plazmə¦täpərəs

: discharging the protoplasmic contents of a conidium in an undivided mass that first becomes invested with a membrane or wall and then puts out a germ tube

—used of various downy mildews

Word History

Etymology

plasmato- + -parous

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