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sphaerospore

sphaerospore noun: one of the non-sexual spores found in red algae; a tetraspore.

Noun

sphaerospore (plural sphaerospores)

  1. One of the non-sexual spores found in red algae; a tetraspore.

Forms of sphaerospore

pluralsphaerospores

Origin of sphaerospore

Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră, “ball”) + English spore.

Questions about sphaerospore

What does sphaerospore mean?
Sphaerospore means one of the non-sexual spores found in red algae; a tetraspore.
What part of speech is sphaerospore?
Sphaerospore is a noun.
What is the plural of sphaerospore?
The plural of sphaerospore is sphaerospores.

Words near sphaerospore in the dictionary

  1. sphaeropsidaceous
  2. sphaeropsocid
  3. sphaeropsocids
  4. sphaerosiderite
  5. sphaerosiderites
  6. sphaerospore
  7. sphaerospores
  8. sphaerotheriid
  9. sphaerotheriids
  10. sphaerulite
  11. sphaerulites

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