teleutospore

/ tɪˈluːtəˌspɔː /

noun

1. another name for teliospore

Other Word Forms

• teleutosporic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of teleutospore¹

C19: from Greek teleutē, from telos end + _spore

Example Sentences

The teleutospore stage of many Uredineae also occurs in deep brown spots.

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The teleutospore stages of species of Puccinia, Phragmidium, etc., are also so deep in colour as to appear almost black.

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The teleutospore, with the sporidia which arise from it, is always present, and the division into genera is based chiefly on its characters.

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The teleutospore puts forth on germination a four-celled structure, the promycelium or basidium, and this bears later four sporidia or basidiospores, one on each cell.

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Before the teleutospore reaches maturity the nuclei fuse, and the uninucleate condition then continues again until aecidium formation.

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