Bearing or characterized by conidiophores; having the capacity to produce spore-bearing structures.
From 'conidiophore' with the adjectival suffix '-ous'. This adjective describes the quality or possession of conidiophore structures in fungal organisms.
When a fungus becomes 'conidiophorous,' it means it's shifted into spore-production mode—this often happens when conditions stress the fungus or environmental resources become scarce.
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