teliospore
[ tee-lee-uh-spawr, -spohr, tel-ee- ]
nounMycology.
a spore of certain rust fungi, which carries the fungus through the winter and which, on germination, produces the promycelium.
Origin of teliospore
1- Also called te·leu·to·spore [tuh-loo-tuh-spawr, -spohr] /təˈlu təˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr/ .
Other words from teliospore
- te·li·o·spor·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for teliospore
teliospore
/ (ˈtiːlɪəˌspɔː) /
noun
any of the dark noninfective spores that are produced in each telium of the rust fungi and remain dormant during the winter: Also called: teleutospore
Origin of teliospore
1C20: from telium + spore
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