Assertion: fungus's structure | /r/Synonym | appressoria
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text: Alternatively, some fungi form specialized structures called appressoria (sing. appressorium) at the end of germ tubes.
text: They can exert large penetrative mechanical forces; for example, many plant pathogens, including Magnaporthe grisea, form a structure called an appressorium that evolved to puncture plant tissues.