TETRASPORE

tetraspore

(noun) one of the four asexual spores produced within a sporangium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tetraspore (plural tetraspores)

(biology) Any of the four asexual spores produced by a sporangium.

Source: Wiktionary


Tet"ra*spore, n. Etym: [Tetra- + spore.] (Bot.)

Definition: A nonsexual spore, one of a group of four regularly occurring in red seaweeds.

– Tet`ra*spor"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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