arthrospore

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: arthrospore

1	n	a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria
2	n	one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: arthrospore

Type of:: cell
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

Type of:: cell
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

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