exospore
[ ek-suh-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈɛk səˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /
noun Botany, Mycology.
the outer coat of a spore.
OTHER WORDS FROM exospore
ex·o·spor·al [ek-suh-spawr-uh l, -spohr-, ek-sos-per-] /ˌɛk səˈspɔr əl, -ˈspoʊr-, ɛkˈsɒs pər-/, ex·o·spor·ous, adjectiveWords nearby exospore
exordium,
exoserosis,
exoskeleton,
exosmosis,
exosphere,
exospore,
exosporium,
exostosis,
exostosis cartilaginea,
exoteric,
exoterica
Example sentences from the Web for exospore
Sometimes the exospore is ruptured and detached loosely from the germinating spore.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
British Dictionary definitions for exospore
exospore
/ (ˈɛksəʊˌspɔː) /
noun
the outer layer of the spores of some algae and fungi