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blastospore

[blas-tuh-spawr, -spohr]
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noun Botany.
  1. a fungal spore that arises by budding.

Origin of blastospore

First recorded in 1920–25; blasto- + -spore
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British Dictionary definitions for blastospore

blastospore

noun
  1. botany a spore formed by budding, as in certain fungi
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blastospore in Medicine

blastospore

(blăs′tə-spôr′)
n.
  1. An asexual reproductive sphore formed by budding, as in yeasts.
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