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aleu·ri·o·spore | \ ə-ˈlu̇r-ē-ə-ˌspȯr \
variants:
or less commonly aleurospore \ ə-ˈlu̇r-ə-ˌspȯr \
plural -s
Definition of aleuriospore
: an asexual spore in certain fungi produced terminally by septation but remaining attached until disintegration of the mycelium : a nondeciduous chlamydospore
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The first known use of aleuriospore was in 1917
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