— endosporous /en dos"peuhr euhs, en'doh spawr"-, -spohr"-/ , adj. — endosporously , adv.
/en"deuh spawr', -spohr'/ , n.
1. Bot. , Mycol. the inner coat of a spore. Cf. intine .
2. Bacteriol. a spore formed within a cell of a rod-shaped organism.
[ 1870-75; ENDO- + SPORE ]