amphispore

noun

am·​phi·​spore

plural -s

: a modified urediniospore that is characteristic of certain rusts of arid regions and that functions as a resting spore

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary amphi- + spore

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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