chlamydospore

American

[kluh-mid-uh-spawr, -spohr] / kləˈmɪd əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun

a thick-walled, asexual, resting spore of certain fungi and algae.

chlamydospore British

/ kləˈmɪdəˌspɔː /

noun

a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions

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Etymology

Origin of chlamydospore

1880–85; < Greek chlamyd- (stem of chlamýs ) chlamys + -o- + -spore

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The cytology of these forms is very little known; Dangeard states that there is a fusion of two nuclei in the chlamydospore, but this requires confirmation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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