agamospore

noun

aga·​mo·​spore

(ˈ)ā-ˈga-mə-ˌspȯr,

ˈa-gə-mō-

plural -s

: an asexual spore

Word History

Etymology

agamo- + spore

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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