aeciospore

[ ee-see-uh-spawr, -spohr, ee-shee- ]
/ ˈi si əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr, ˈi ʃi- /

noun Mycology.

a spore borne by an aecium.

Origin of aeciospore

First recorded in 1875–80; aeci(um) + -o- + spore

Words nearby aeciospore

aeaea, aeb, aec, aechmea, aecidium, aeciospore, aecium, aecl, aedeagus, aedes, aedicula

British Dictionary definitions for aeciospore

aeciospore
/ (ˈiːsɪəˌspɔː) /

noun

any of the spores produced in an aecium of the rust fungi, which spread to and infect the primary host Also called: aecidospore

Word Origin for aeciospore

C20: from aecium + spore

Scientific definitions for aeciospore

aeciospore
[ ē′sē-ə-spôr′, -shē- ]

A spore produced in the aecium of a rust fungus. Each spore has two nuclei and is part of a chain of spores.