STERIGMATA npl. spore-bearing projections in some fungi

Anagram of MAGISTRATE

ALGOID adj. relating to or resembling algae

Example: “Standing with our backs to the flow, and hooking the heels of our wellies over the upstream edge of the concrete to avoid being swept away, we would slowly shuffle sideways across the weir, on our insteps, inches at a time, whilst trying desperately not to slip on the slimy algoid surface, and ignoring the splashes that made it inside our boots.”

Anagram of DIALOG