aeciospore

[ ee-see-uh-spawr, -spohr, ee-shee- ]

nounMycology.
  1. a spore borne by an aecium.

Origin of aeciospore

1
First recorded in 1875–80; aeci(um) + -o- + spore

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British Dictionary definitions for aeciospore

aeciospore

/ (ˈiːsɪəˌspɔː) /


noun
  1. any of the spores produced in an aecium of the rust fungi, which spread to and infect the primary host: Also called: aecidospore

Origin of aeciospore

1
C20: from aecium + spore

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Scientific definitions for aeciospore

aeciospore

[ ēsē-ə-spôr′, -shē- ]


  1. A spore produced in the aecium of a rust fungus. Each spore has two nuclei and is part of a chain of spores.

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