teliospore

[ tee-lee-uh-spawr, -spohr, tel-ee- ]
/ ˈti li əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr, ˈtɛl i- /

noun Mycology.

a spore of certain rust fungi, which carries the fungus through the winter and which, on germination, produces the promycelium.
Also called te·leu·to·spore [tuh-loo-tuh-spawr, -spohr] /təˈlu təˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr/.

Origin of teliospore

1870–75; telio- (combining form of telium) + -spore

OTHER WORDS FROM teliospore

te·li·o·spor·ic, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for teleutospore

British Dictionary definitions for teleutospore (1 of 2)

teleutospore
/ (tɪˈluːtəˌspɔː) /

noun

another name for teliospore

Derived forms of teleutospore

teleutosporic, adjective

Word Origin for teleutospore

C19: from Greek teleutē, from telos end + spore

British Dictionary definitions for teleutospore (2 of 2)

teliospore
/ (ˈtiːlɪəˌspɔː) /

noun

any of the dark noninfective spores that are produced in each telium of the rust fungi and remain dormant during the winter Also called: teleutospore

Word Origin for teliospore

C20: from telium + spore