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aeciospore

American

[ee-see-uh-spawr, -spohr, ee-shee-] / ˈi si əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr, ˈi ʃi- /

noun

Mycology.

a spore borne by an aecium.

aeciospore British

/ ˈiːsɪəˌspɔː /

noun

Also called: aecidospore. any of the spores produced in an aecium of the rust fungi, which spread to and infect the primary host

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aeciospore Scientific

/ ē′sē-ə-spôr′,-shē- /

A spore produced in the aecium of a rust fungus. Each spore has two nuclei and is part of a chain of spores.

Etymology

Origin of aeciospore

First recorded in 1875–80; aeci(um) + -o- + spore

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