arthrospore meaning

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arthrospore (noun): a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria.

arthrospore has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

arthrospore as a noun

  1. a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria

    Type of: cell

    Related forms: arthrosporic, arthrosporous

  2. one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi

    Type of: cell

    Related forms: arthrosporic

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AR · words ending in RE · 11-letter words

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