EXOSPORES

Noun

exospores

plural of exospore

Source: Wiktionary


EXOSPORE

Ex`o*spore, n. Etym: [Exo+spote.] (Biol.)

Definition: The extreme outer wall of a spore; the epispore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 April 2024

SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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