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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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