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Hostorium vs Appressorium - What's the difference?

hostorium | appressorium |

Hostorium is likely misspelled.


Hostorium has no English definition.

As a noun appressorium is

a bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg-shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle.

hostorium

Not English

Hostorium has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'hostorium':

haustorium, hystricism, haustrum, hyosternum

appressorium

English

(wikipedia appressorium)

Noun

(appressoria)
  • a bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the host and from where a peg-shaped hypha is formed that penetrates the cuticle