Definition of Nematospora
:a genus of yeasts (family Saccharomycetaceae) having ascospores with needle-shaped, fusiform, or threadlike nonvibratile extensions
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Nematospora
noun
Nem·a·tos·po·ra
\
ˌneməˈtäspərə
;
ˌnemətəˈspōrə
,
nə̇ˌmat-
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Origin and Etymology of nematospora
New Latin, from nemat- + -spora
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