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aplanospore

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a⋅plan⋅o⋅spore

[ey-plan-uh-spawr, -spohr]
–noun
(in certain algae and fungi) a nonmotile, asexual spore formed within a cell, the wall of which is distinct from that of the parent cell.
Compare akinete.


Origin:
aplano- (see aplanogamete ) + spore
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