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auxospores

auxospores is the plural of auxospore.

Meaning of auxospore

Noun

auxospore (plural auxospores)

  1. A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
    • Auxosporulation [is] the formation of an auxospore...usually a zygote, produced by diatoms, which expands to near the maximum size of a given species.2001, Eugene Stoermer, John Smol, The Diatoms: Applications for the Environmental and Earth Sciences

Questions about auxospores

What is auxospores the plural of?
Auxospores is the plural of auxospore.

Words near auxospores in the dictionary

  1. auxometer
  2. auxometers
  3. auxopathies
  4. auxopathy
  5. auxospore
  6. auxospores
  7. auxosporulate
  8. auxosporulated
  9. auxosporulating
  10. auxosporulation
  11. auxosporulations

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