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perispore

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[per-uh-spawr, -spohr] / ˈpɛr əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun

Mycology.

  1. a membrane surrounding a spore.

Etymology

Origin of perispore

First recorded in 1840–50; peri- + -spore

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Perispore, per′i-spōr, n. the outer covering of a spore.

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