Chlamydospore Definition

klə-mĭdə-spôr
noun
An enlarged, thick-walled resting spore formed between the vegetative cells of a filamentous fungus or certain protozoans.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chlamydospore

Noun

Singular:
chlamydospore
Plural:
chlamydospores

Origin of Chlamydospore

  • Latin chlamys chlamyd- mantle chlamys spore

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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