CHLAMYDOSPORE


Meaning of CHLAMYDOSPORE in English

[ 'klamɪdə(ʊ)spɔ: ]

■ noun Botany (in certain fungi) a thick-walled hyphal cell which functions like a spore.

Origin

C19: from Gk khlamus , khlamud- 'cloak' + spore .

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