In biology, a sterigma (pl. sterigmata) is a small supporting structure. It commonly refers to an extension of the basidium (the spore-bearing cells) consisting of a basal filamentous part and a slender projection which carries a spore at the tip. The sterigmata are formed on the basidium as it develops and undergoes meiosis, to result in the prod...
A spike-like structure that supports a basidiospore on the basidium. (Pl. sterigmata.) 
A slender, pointed structure arising from a basidium upon which a basidiospore will develop. ... Origin: G. Sterigma, a support ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
A slender protuberance on a fungal basidium that supports the basidiospore.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ste-rig′mă, -mă-tă Definitions: 1. A slender, pointed structure arising from a basidium upon which a basidiospore will develop.
a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or esp. a basidiospore.