| Pronunciation: | | 'ârthru`spowr
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi
- [n] a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria
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ARTHROSPORE is a 11 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | cell |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar"thro*spore\, n. [Gr. ? joint + E. spore.]
(Bacteriol.)
A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but
now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. --
{Ar`thro*spor"ic}, {Ar*thros"po*rous}, a.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | This is a cell formed by the fragmentation of a fungus' hyphae. |
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