epispore

[ ep-i-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈɛp ɪˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun Botany, Mycology.

the principal outer covering of a spore.

Origin of epispore

First recorded in 1825–35; epi- + spore

Words nearby epispore

episodic memory, episome, epispadias, epispastic, episplenitis, epispore, epist., epistasis, epistaxis, epistemic, epistemics

Example sentences from the Web for epispore

  • The epispore acquires a waxy consistence by this pigmentation, so that it may be detached in granules.

    Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt Cooke