epispore
[ ep-i-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈɛp ɪˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /
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noun Botany, Mycology.
the principal outer covering of a spore.
Nearby words
episodic memory, episome, epispadias, epispastic, episplenitis, epispore, epist., epistasis, epistaxis, epistemic, epistemics
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Examples from the Web for epispore
The epispore acquires a waxy consistence by this pigmentation, so that it may be detached in granules.
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