tetraspore

American

[te-truh-spawr, -spohr] / ˈtɛ trəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun

Botany.

one of the four asexual spores produced within a tetrasporangium.

tetraspore British

/ ˈtɛtrəˌspɔː /

noun

any of the asexual spores that are produced in groups of four in the sporangium ( tetrasporangium ) of any of the red algae

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Etymology

Origin of tetraspore

First recorded in 1855–60; tetra- + spore

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The tetraspore is also sometimes contained in a conceptacle.

From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Peter Gray

Changed "spois" to "spores" on page 23 of part 3, in the entry for tetraspore.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor

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