chlamydospore

noun chla·mydo·spore \klə-ˈmi-də-ˌspȯr\

Definition of CHLAMYDOSPORE

: a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore

Latin chlamyd-, chlamys + International Scientific Vocabulary spore

First Known Use: 1884

Medical Dictionary

noun chla·mydo·spore \klə-ˈmid-ə-ˌspō(ə)r, -ˌspȯ(ə)r\

: a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore

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