exospore

noun

exo·​spore ˈek-sə-ˌspȯr How to pronounce exospore (audio)
: an asexual spore cut off from a parent sporophore by the formation of septa

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First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exospore was in 1859

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“Exospore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exospore. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

exospore

noun
: one of the asexual spores separated from a parent cell (as in phycomycetous fungi) by formation of a septum

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