exospore

noun exo·spore \ˈek-sə-ˌspȯr\

Definition of EXOSPORE

: an asexual spore cut off from a parent sporophore by the formation of septa

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1859

Medical Dictionary

noun exo·spore \ˈek-sə-ˌspō(ə)r, -ˌspȯ(ə)r\

: one of the asexual spores separated from a parent cell (as in phycomycetous fungi) by formation of a septum

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