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blastospore

American

[blas-tuh-spawr, -spohr] / ˈblæs təˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun

Botany.

a fungal spore that arises by budding.

blastospore British

/ ˈblæstəʊˌspɔː /

noun

botany a spore formed by budding, as in certain fungi

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Etymology

Origin of blastospore

First recorded in 1920–25; blasto- + -spore

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