conidiophorePronunciation: /kəʊˈnɪdɪə(ʊ)fɔː/Definition of conidiophore noun Botany (in certain fungi) a conidium-bearing hypha or filament. Origin: late 19th century: from conidio- (combining form of conidium) + -phoreconidiophore in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of conidiophore in the US English dictionary