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tetrasporous
tet·ra·spore
/
ˈtɛ
trəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr
/
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[
te
-tr
uh
-spawr, -spohr
]
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noun
Botany
.
one of the four asexual
spores
produced within a tetrasporangium.
Origin:
1855–60;
tetra-
+
spore
Related forms
tet·ra·spor·ic
/
ˌtɛ
trəˈspɔr
ɪk
,
-ˈspɒr-
/
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[
te-tr
uh
-
spawr
-ik
,
-
spor
-
]
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,
tet·ra·spor·ous
/
ˌtɛ
trəˈspɔr
əs
,
-ˈspoʊr-
,
tɪˈtræs
pər-
/
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[
te-tr
uh
-
spawr
-
uh
s
,
-
spohr
-
,
ti-
tras
-per-
]
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,
adjective
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tetraspore
(ˈtɛtrəˌspɔː)
—
n
any of the asexual spores that are produced in groups of four in the sporangium (
tetrasporangium
) of any of the red algae
tetrasporic
—
adj
tetrasporous
—
adj
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tetraspore
(ˈtɛtrəˌspɔː)
—
n
any of the asexual spores that are produced in groups of four in the sporangium (
tetrasporangium
) of any of the red algae
tetrasporic
—
adj
tetrasporous
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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