perispore

[ per-uh-spawr, -spohr ]

noun

, Mycology.

1. a membrane surrounding a spore.

Word History and Origins

Origin of perispore¹

First recorded in 1840–50; peri- + -spore

Example Sentences

Perispore, per′i-spōr, n. the outer covering of a spore.

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