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arthrospore

[ ahr-thruh-spawr ]

noun

, Microbiology.
  1. an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.
  2. one of a number of spores of various fungi and cyanobacteria, united in the form of a string of beads, formed by fission.


arthrospore

/ ˈɑːθrəˌspɔː /

noun

  1. a sporelike cell of ascomycetous fungi and some algae produced by a breaking of the hyphae
  2. a resting sporelike cell produced by some bacteria
“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

  • ˌarthroˈsporic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ar·thro·spor·ic [ahr-thr, uh, -, spawr, -ik, ‑-, spor, ‑], ar·thros·po·rous [ahr-, thros, -per-, uh, s, ahr-thr, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arthrospore1

First recorded in 1890–95; arthro- + spore

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