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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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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