microconidium
Pronunciation: mī′krō-kō-nid′ē-ŭm, -ă
Definition: In fungi, the smaller of two distinctively different-sized types of conidia in a single species, usually single-celled and spherical, ovoid, pyriform, or clavate.
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.

