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blastospore

[ blas-tuh-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈblæs təˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /
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noun Botany.
a fungal spore that arises by budding.
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Origin of blastospore

First recorded in 1920–25; blasto- + -spore
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British Dictionary definitions for blastospore

blastospore
/ (ˈblæstəʊˌspɔː) /

noun
botany a spore formed by budding, as in certain fungi
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