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epispore

epispore noun: the thickish outer coat of certain spores, e.g. of fungi.

Noun

epispore (plural epispores)

  1. The thickish outer coat of certain spores, e.g. of fungi.
    • spiny epispore
    • warty epispore

Forms of epispore

pluralepispores

Origin of epispore

From epi- + spore.

Words formed from epispore

  • episporal

Questions about epispore

What does epispore mean?
Epispore means the thickish outer coat of certain spores, e.g. of fungi.
What part of speech is epispore?
Epispore is a noun.
What is the plural of epispore?
The plural of epispore is epispores.

Words near epispore in the dictionary

  1. epispinal
  2. epispire
  3. epispires
  4. episporangia
  5. episporangium
  6. epispore
  7. epispores
  8. episporium
  9. episquamosal
  10. episquamosals
  11. epistaminal

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