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tetraspore

[ te-truh-spawr, -spohr ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. one of the four asexual spores produced within a tetrasporangium.


tetraspore

/ ˈtɛtrəˌspɔː; ˌtɛtrəˈspɔːrəs; tɪˈtræspərəs; ˌtɛtrəˈspɒrɪk /

noun

  1. any of the asexual spores that are produced in groups of four in the sporangium ( tetrasporangium ) of any of the red algae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • tetrasporic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • tet·ra·spor·ic [te-tr, uh, -, spawr, -ik, -, spor, -], tet·ra·spor·ous [te-tr, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s, -, spohr, -, ti-, tras, -per-], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetraspore1

First recorded in 1855–60; tetra- + spore
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Example Sentences

The tetraspore is also sometimes contained in a conceptacle.

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