exospore

[ ek-suh-spawr, -spohr ]

nounBotany, Mycology.
  1. the outer coat of a spore.

Origin of exospore

1
First recorded in 1855–60; exo- + spore

Other 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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British Dictionary definitions for exospore

exospore

/ (ˈɛksəʊˌspɔː) /


noun
  1. the outer layer of the spores of some algae and fungi

Derived forms of exospore

  • exosporous, adjective

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