Definitions For Appressorium

Noun

{{en-noun, appressoria}} (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.

Translations

Catalan: apressori, m Portuguese: apressório, m

Etymology

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Is Appressorium a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
22

The word Appressorium is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends

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