"ascospore" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ascospores [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, asco- + spore. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|asco-|spore}} By surface analysis, asco- + spore Head templates: {{en-noun}} ascospore (plural ascospores)
  1. (biology) A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus Wikipedia link: ascospore Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: ascosporogenesis, ascosporogenic, monoascospore Translations (a sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus): koteloitiö (Finnish), ascaspór [masculine] (Irish), ascospora [feminine] (Italian), ascosporo [masculine] (Portuguese)

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