endosporium

[ en-duh-spawr-ee-uh m, -spohr- ]

/ ˌɛn dəˈspɔr i əm, -ˈspoʊr- /

noun, plural en·do·spo·ri·a [en-duh-spawr-ee-uh, -spohr-] /ˌɛn dəˈspɔr i ə, -ˈspoʊr-/. Botany, Mycology.

Nearby words

endosmosis, endosome, endosonoscopy, endosperm, endospore, endosporium, endostatin, endosteitis, endosteoma, endosteum, endostosis

Origin of endosporium

endo- + New Latin -sporium < Greek spor(á) seed + -ion diminutive suffix

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Science definitions for endosporium

endosporium

[ ĕn′də-spôr′ē-əm ]

Plural endosporia

See endospore.

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