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meso·spore | \ "+ˌ- \
variants:
or less commonly mesosporium \ ¦⸗⸗¦spōrēəm \
plural mesospores\ -z \ or mesosporia\ -ōrēə \
Definition of mesospore
1 : the middle coat of a spore that has three coats
2 : a one-celled spore found among the compound teliospores of some rusts (as members of the genus Puccinia)
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