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acrosporous

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ac⋅ro⋅spore

  [ak-ruh-spawr, -spohr]
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–noun Mycology.
a spore borne at the tip of a sporophore, as a basidiospore.
Origin:
1865–70; < F; see acro-, spore

Related forms:
ac⋅ro⋅spo⋅rous  [ak-ruh-spawr-uhs, -spohr-, uh-kros-per-uhs] , adjective
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