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blastospore

[blas-tuh-spawr, -spohr] /ˈblæs təˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr/
noun, Botany.
1.
a fungal spore that arises by budding.
Origin of blastospore
1920-1925
First recorded in 1920-25; blasto- + -spore
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British Dictionary definitions for blastospore

blastospore

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

blastospore blas·to·spore (blās'tə-spôr')
n.
An asexual reproductive sphore formed by budding, as in yeasts.

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