teliospore

[ tee-lee-uh-spawr, -spohr, tel-ee- ]

nounMycology.
  1. a spore of certain rust fungi, which carries the fungus through the winter and which, on germination, produces the promycelium.

Origin of teliospore

1
1870–75; telio- (combining form of telium) + -spore
  • Also called te·leu·to·spore [tuh-loo-tuh-spawr, -spohr] /təˈlu təˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr/ .

Other words from teliospore

  • te·li·o·spor·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for teliospore

teliospore

/ (ˈtiːlɪəˌspɔː) /


noun
  1. any of the dark noninfective spores that are produced in each telium of the rust fungi and remain dormant during the winter: Also called: teleutospore

Origin of teliospore

1
C20: from telium + spore

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