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arthrospore

arth·ros·pore

uncommon

noun

1.

a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria

2.

one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi

Origin

From arthro- + spore.

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