endospore

noun

1. Botany, Mycology. the inner coat of a spore.Compare intine.
2. Bacteriology. a spore formed within a cell of a rod-shaped organism.

noun

1. a small asexual spore produced by some bacteria and algae
2. the innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain

n.

1. A small spore formed within the vegetative cells of some bacteria.
2. A fungus spore borne within a cell or within the tubular end of a sporophore.
3. The inner layer of the wall of a spore.

1. A rounded, inactive form that certain bacteria assume under conditions of extreme temperature, dryness, or lack of food. The bacterium develops a waterproof cell wall that protects it from being dried out or damaged. Bacteria have been known to remain dormant but alive in the form of endospores for long periods of time, even thousands of years. Also called endosporium