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tetraspore

tetraspore noun: any of the four asexual spores produced by a sporangium.

Noun

tetraspore (plural tetraspores)

  1. Any of the four asexual spores produced by a sporangium.

Forms of tetraspore

pluraltetraspores

Origin of tetraspore

From tetra- + spore.

Words formed from tetraspore

Questions about tetraspore

What does tetraspore mean?
Tetraspore means any of the four asexual spores produced by a sporangium.
What part of speech is tetraspore?
Tetraspore is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraspore?
The plural of tetraspore is tetraspores.

Words near tetraspore in the dictionary

  1. tetrasporaceous
  2. tetrasporal
  3. tetrasporangia
  4. tetrasporangiate
  5. tetrasporangium
  6. tetraspore
  7. tetraspores
  8. tetrasporic
  9. tetrasporophyte
  10. tetrasporophytes
  11. tetrasporophytic

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