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,
- epist.,
- epistasis,
- epistaxis,
- epistemic,
- epistemics
Origin of epispore
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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.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke