exospore

exospore [ek-suh-spawr, -spohr] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Botany, Mycology. the outer coat of a spore. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of exospore First recorded in 1855–60; exo- + spore Related formsex·o·spor·al [ek-suh-spawr-uh l, -spohr-, ek-sos-per-] /ˌɛk səˈspɔr əl, -ˈspoʊr-, ɛkˈsɒs pər-/, ex·o·spor·ous, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for exospore Historical Examples of exospore

Sometimes the exospore is ruptured and detached loosely from the germinating spore.

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British Dictionary definitions for exospore exospore noun the outer layer of the spores of some algae and fungi Derived Formsexosporous, adjective Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012