parthenospore

American

[pahr-thuh-nuh-spawr, -spohr] / ˈpɑr θə nəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun

Biology.

a spore developed without fertilization.

parthenospore British

/ pɑːˈθiːnəʊˌspɔː /

noun

another name for azygospore

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Etymology

Origin of parthenospore

First recorded in 1885–90; partheno- + -spore

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