columella
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(kol″yŭ-mel′ă)

[L. columella, small column]
1. A little column.
2. In microbiology or mycology, the portion of the sporangiophore on which the spores are borne.
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(kol″yŭ-mel′ă)

[L. columella, small column]
1. A little column.
2. In microbiology or mycology, the portion of the sporangiophore on which the spores are borne.
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