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sporule

American  
[spawr-yool, spor-] / ˈspɔr jul, ˈspɒr- /

noun

Biology.
  1. a spore, especially a small one.


sporule British  
/ ˈspɒruːl /

noun

  1. a spore, esp a very small spore

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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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

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

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

At the same time a terminal sporule generally appears on the threads.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke

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

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