mesospore
noun
meso·spore
\"+ˌ-\
variants: less commonly
mesosporium
Definition of mesospore
mesospores
\-z\ ormesosporia
\-ōrēə\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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Origin and Etymology of mesospore
mesospore from mes- + -spore; mesosporium from New Latin, from mes- + -sporium
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