teleutospore

/ tɪˈluːtəˌspɔː /

noun

1. another name for teliospore

Derived Forms

• teˌleutoˈsporic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of teleutospore¹

C19: from Greek teleutē, from telos end + spore

Example Sentences

The teleutospore stage of many Uredineae also occurs in deep brown spots.

From Project Gutenberg

The teleutospore stages of species of Puccinia, Phragmidium, etc., are also so deep in colour as to appear almost black.

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The teleutospore puts forth on germination a four-celled structure, the promycelium or basidium, and this bears later four sporidia or basidiospores, one on each cell.

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Before the teleutospore reaches maturity the nuclei fuse, and the uninucleate condition then continues again until aecidium formation.

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

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