noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sporelike cell produced by some fungi and algae.
2. 2
   one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi wordnet
3. 3
   A similar cell produced by some bacteria.
4. 4
   a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria wordnet

Etymology

From arthro- + spore.

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