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chlamydospore definition

chla·mydo·spore (klə mid′ə spôr′, klam′ə dō′-)

noun

an enlarged, thick-walled resting spore formed between the vegetative cells of a filamentous fungus or certain protozoans

Etymology: < Gr chlamyd- (see chlamydate) + -o- + spore

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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