aleuriospore

noun

aleu·​ri·​o·​spore

ə-ˈlu̇r-ē-ə-ˌspȯr

variants or less commonly aleurospore

ə-ˈlu̇r-ə-ˌspȯr

plural -s

: an asexual spore in certain fungi produced terminally by septation but remaining attached until disintegration of the mycelium : a nondeciduous chlamydospore

Word History

Etymology

aleurio- or aleuro- (from Greek aleuron) + spore

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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