exospore
[ ek-suh-spawr, -spohr ]
Origin of exospore
1Other words from exospore
- ex·o·spor·al [ek-suh-spawr-uhl, -spohr-, ek-sos-per-], /ˌɛk səˈspɔr əl, -ˈspoʊr-, ɛkˈsɒs pər-/, ex·o·spor·ous, adjective
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How to use exospore in a sentence
Sometimes the exospore is ruptured and detached loosely from the germinating spore.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
British Dictionary definitions for exospore
exospore
/ (ˈɛksəʊˌspɔː) /
noun
the outer layer of the spores of some algae and fungi
Derived forms of exospore
- exosporous, adjective
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