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octospore

octospore noun: a carpospore (one of eight) produced by red algae of the family Bangiaceae.

Noun

octospore (plural octospores)

  1. A carpospore (one of eight) produced by red algae of the family Bangiaceae

Forms of octospore

pluraloctospores

Origin of octospore

From octo- + spore.

Questions about octospore

What does octospore mean?
Octospore means a carpospore (one of eight) produced by red algae of the family Bangiaceae.
What part of speech is octospore?
Octospore is a noun.
What is the plural of octospore?
The plural of octospore is octospores.

Words near octospore in the dictionary

  1. octos
  2. octosaccharide
  3. octose
  4. octoses
  5. octospermous
  6. octospore
  7. octospores
  8. octosporoblastic
  9. octosporous
  10. octostichous
  11. octostyle

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