teleutospore

British  

/ tɪˈluːtəˌspɔː /

noun

1. another name for teliospore

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Other Word Forms

• teleutosporic adjective

Etymology

Origin of teleutospore

C19: from Greek teleutē, from telos end + _spore

Example Sentences

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 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

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

There is also a further reduction in that the basidium is not derived from a teleutospore but is borne directly on the mycelium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various