arthrospore

American  

[ahr-thruh-spawr] / ˈɑr θrəˌspɔr /

noun

Microbiology.

1. an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.

2. one of a number of spores of various fungi and cyanobacteria, united in the form of a string of beads, formed by fission.

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arthrospore British  

/ ˈɑːθrəˌspɔː /

noun

1. a sporelike cell of ascomycetous fungi and some algae produced by a breaking of the hyphae

2. a resting sporelike cell produced by some bacteria

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Other Word Forms

• arthrosporic
  adjective
• arthrosporous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of arthrospore

First recorded in 1890–95; arthro- + spore

Example Sentences

An arthrospore, however, is not a true spore but merely an ordinary vegetative cell which separates and passes into a condition of rest, and such may occur in forms which form endospores, e.g.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various