epispore

[ ep-i-spawr, -spohr ]

nounBotany, Mycology.
  1. the principal outer covering of a spore.

Origin of epispore

1
First recorded in 1825–35; epi- + spore

Words Nearby epispore

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use epispore in a sentence

  • The epispore acquires a waxy consistence by this pigmentation, so that it may be detached in granules.

    Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
  • This species is different from D. difforme chiefly in the rougher and somewhat banded epispore.

    The North American Slime-Moulds | Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride