teliospore

[tee-lee-uh-spawr, -spohr, tel-ee-]

noun Mycology.

a spore of certain rust fungi, which carries the fungus through the winter and which, on germination, produces the promycelium.

Origin of teliospore

1870–75; telio- (combining form of telium) + -spore

Also called te·leu·to·spore [tuh-loo-tuh-spawr, -spohr] /təˈlu təˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr/.

Related formste·li·o·spor·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for teleutospore

Historical Examples of teleutospore

There is also a further reduction in that the basidium is not derived from a teleutospore but is borne directly on the mycelium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3
Various
The teleutospore stages of species of Puccinia, Phragmidium, etc., are also so deep in colour as to appear almost black.
Disease in Plants
H. Marshall Ward
The teleutospore stage of many Uredineae also occurs in deep brown spots.
Disease in Plants
H. Marshall Ward

British Dictionary definitions for teleutospore

teleutospore

noun

another name for teliospore

Derived Formsteleutosporic, adjective

Word Origin for teleutospore

C19: from Greek teleutē, from telos end + spore

teliospore

noun

any of the dark noninfective spores that are produced in each telium of the rust fungi and remain dormant during the winterAlso called: teleutospore

Word Origin for teliospore

C20: from telium + spore

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