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

Words nearby teliospore

telford, telford and wrekin, telharmonium, telic, telidon, teliospore, telium, telkom, tell, tell a thing or two, tell apart

British Dictionary definitions for teliospore

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