sporule
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sporule
From the New Latin word sporula, dating back to 1810–20. See spore, -ule
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Even the theorists differed as to the manner of germ transmission, the sporule, tick, and ship fever being the leading theories, and each having its advocates.
From The Outlet by Andy Adams
Soon after the maturity of the pulverulent spores, each begins to emit a long tube, which is habitually simple, and produces at its summit a reproductive cellule, or reniform sporule.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
In accordance with these limitations, the terms spermatia, stylospores, and clinospores are merged in sporule.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
This sporule of the second generation ordinarily detaches itself from its support before germinating.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
These sporules in time produce, from any point on their surface, a filament, which reproduces a new sporule, resembling the first, but generally smaller.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
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