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resting spores

resting spores is the plural of resting spore.

Meaning of resting spore

Noun

resting spore (plural resting spores)

  1. A spore, in certain orders of algae, which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long periods of time.
    • Resting spores appear never to form a mycelium […]1893, Charles Edwin Bessey, The essentials of botany

Questions about resting spores

What is resting spores the plural of?
Resting spores is the plural of resting spore.

Words near resting spores in the dictionary

  1. resting places
  2. resting Polish face
  3. resting potential
  4. resting potentials
  5. resting spore
  6. resting spores
  7. resting up
  8. resting upon
  9. resting-place
  10. resting-places
  11. restinging

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