endosporium

[ en-duh-spawr-ee-uhm, -spohr- ]

noun

, Botany, Mycology.

, plural en·do·spo·ri·a [en-d, uh, -, spawr, -ee-, uh, -, spohr, -].

1. intine.

endosporium

/ ĕn′də-spôr′ē-əm /

, Plural endosporia

1. See endospore

Word History and Origins

Origin of endosporium¹

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