epispore

American  

[ep-i-spawr, -spohr] / ˈɛp ɪˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun

Botany, Mycology.

1. the principal outer covering of a spore.

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Etymology

Origin of epispore

First recorded in 1825–35; epi- + spore

Example Sentences

At the period of maturity, the epispore is a slightly thickened, resistant membrane, of a yellowish-brown colour, and finely punctate.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

The endospore is thick and composed of several layers, colourless, and covered with warts, which correspond and fit into those of the epispore.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

The oospores of the Saprolegniæ, when arrived at maturity, possess a tolerably thick double integument, consisting of an epispore and an endospore.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

It is to this particular consistency of the epispore that the cracks so frequent in the coloured sporidia of Ascobolus are due, through contraction of the epispore.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

The markings on the epispore are sufficient to identify it.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)