Home › Words › C › conidiationconidiationconidiation means the generation and development of conidia.EtymologyFrom conidia + -ation.nounThe generation and development of conidiaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.conidiate 81% match — To form conidia vs conidiation →conidiogenesis 79% match — The production of conidia by fungal cells. vs conidiation →conidiogenetic 71% match — Relating to conidiogenesis. vs conidiation →proconidium 71% match — The structure that develops into a conidium vs conidiation →conidium 70% match — A fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore. vs conidiation →conidiogenous 69% match — That promotes conidiogenesis in fungi. vs conidiation →conidiospore 68% match — A unicellular spore produced asexually by a fungus vs conidiation →conidial 68% match — Relating to or composed of a conidium. vs conidiation →