teliospore

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

/ ˈti li əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr, ˈtɛl i- /

noun Mycology.

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

Nearby words

telford, telford and wrekin, telharmonium, telic, telidon, teliospore, telium, telkom, tell, tell a thing or two, tell apart

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 forms

te·li·o·spor·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for teleutospore

The teleutospore stage of many Uredineae also occurs in deep brown spots.
Disease in Plants|H. Marshall Ward
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

British Dictionary definitions for teleutospore (1 of 2)

teleutospore

/ (tɪˈluːtəˌspɔː) /

noun

another name for teliospore

Derived Forms

teleutosporic, adjective

Word Origin for teleutospore

C19: from Greek teleutē, from telos end + spore

British Dictionary definitions for teleutospore (2 of 2)

teliospore

/ (ˈtiːlɪəˌspɔː) /

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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