Associations to the word «Appressorium» - Word Associations Network

Noun

Germ
Penetration
Spore
Pathogen
Fungus
Attachment
Infection
Tube
Leaf
Tip
Host
Cell
Formation
Tissue
Produce
Plant
Growth
Pressure
Wall
Form
Structure
Process

Adjective

Specialized
Surface

Verb

Penetrate
Infect
Grow
Develop

Wiktionary

APPRESSORIUM, noun. (mycology) 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

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery