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

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

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 all cases the spicule originates before the sporule which it carries, and also attains its full length when the sporule appears.

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

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

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