epispore
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of epispore
Example Sentences
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This colour manifests itself rapidly, accumulating exclusively upon the epispore, which becomes of a deep rose, then violet, and finally violet blue, so deep as sometimes to appear quite black.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
At the period of maturity, the epispore is a slightly thickened, resistant membrane, of a yellowish-brown colour, and finely punctate.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
The endospore is thick and composed of several layers, colourless, and covered with warts, which correspond and fit into those of the epispore.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
The epispore acquires a waxy consistence by this pigmentation, so that it may be detached in granules.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
This species is different from D. difforme chiefly in the rougher and somewhat banded epispore.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
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