perispore

[ per-uh-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈpɛr əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun Mycology.

a membrane surrounding a spore.

Origin of perispore

First recorded in 1840–50; peri- + -spore

Words nearby perispore

perispermatitis, perisplanchnitis, perisplenitis, perispomenon, perispondylitis, perispore, perissodactyl, peristalith, peristalsis, peristaltic, peristerite