The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Conidium \Co*nid"i*um\, n.; pl. Conida. [NL.] (Bot.) A peculiar kind of reproductive cell found in certain fungi, and often containing zoospores. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
conidium n 1: an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore [syn: conidium, conidiospore]