teleutospore
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of teleutospore
C19: from Greek teleutē, from telos end + spore
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The uredospore forms fresh generations of the same kind until the close of the summer, when the third generation with another kind of spore, called a teleutospore, is produced.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
The teleutospore stages of species of Puccinia, Phragmidium, etc., are also so deep in colour as to appear almost black.
From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall
It is a summer stage preceding the teleutospore, or winter stage.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W by Project Gutenberg
Before the teleutospore reaches maturity the nuclei fuse, and the uninucleate condition then continues again until aecidium formation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
The teleutospore stage of many Uredineae also occurs in deep brown spots.
From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall
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