Plural of conidium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Asexual spores produced on conidiophores other than sporangiospores and chlamydospores spread by air currents.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ko-nid′ē-ă Definitions: 1. Plural of conidium.
In botany, conidia are the simple dust-like asexual reproductive cells produced on some lichens and fungi, as in the potato-blight.
asexual fungal spores not enclosed in a sac; produced in a chain at the end of specialized hyphae called conidiophores