English dictionary
arthrospore
/'/A/r/T/r/@/,sp/oU/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria
Source: WordNet 3.0
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one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A bacterial resting cell, - - formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria.
Source: webster1913