epispore
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of epispore
Example Sentences
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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)
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)
This colour manifests itself rapidly, accumulating exclusively upon the epispore, which becomes of a deep rose, then violet, and finally violet blue, so deep as sometimes to appear quite black.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
In these the rough tuberculate epispore splits on one side, and its internal coat elongates itself and protrudes as a tube filled with protoplasm and oil globules, terminating in an ordinary sporangium.
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)
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