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staurospore

staurospore noun: a septate fungal spore in the form of a pinwheel.

Noun

staurospore (plural staurospores)

  1. A septate fungal spore in the form of a pinwheel.

Forms of staurospore

pluralstaurospores

Origin of staurospore

From stauro- + spore.

Questions about staurospore

What does staurospore mean?
Staurospore means a septate fungal spore in the form of a pinwheel.
What part of speech is staurospore?
Staurospore is a noun.
What is the plural of staurospore?
The plural of staurospore is staurospores.

Words near staurospore in the dictionary

  1. stauropolyps
  2. stauroscope
  3. stauroscopes
  4. stauroscopic
  5. stauroscopically
  6. staurospore
  7. staurospores
  8. staurosporin
  9. staurosporine
  10. staurosporines
  11. staurosporous

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