tetraspore
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tet·ra·spore

noun \ˈte-trə-ˌspr\

Definition of TETRASPORE

: one of the four haploid asexual spores developed meiotically in the red algae

Origin of TETRASPORE

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1846

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