Endosporous
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endosporous — en·do·spor·ous … English syllables
endosporous — adjective see endospore … Useful english dictionary
endospore — 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;… … Universalium
fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… … Universalium
Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… … Universalium
Arthrospore — Ar thro*spore, n. [Gr. ? joint + E. spore.] (Bacteriol.) 1. A bacterial resting cell, formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. one of the small conidia occurring arranged in chains … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arthrosporic — Arthrospore Ar thro*spore, n. [Gr. ? joint + E. spore.] (Bacteriol.) 1. A bacterial resting cell, formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. one of the small conidia occurring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arthrosporous — Arthrospore Ar thro*spore, n. [Gr. ? joint + E. spore.] (Bacteriol.) 1. A bacterial resting cell, formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. one of the small conidia occurring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oidium — Arthrospore Ar thro*spore, n. [Gr. ? joint + E. spore.] (Bacteriol.) 1. A bacterial resting cell, formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. one of the small conidia occurring… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
endospore — [en′dōspôr′ē əm] n. pl. endosporia [en′dō spôr′əen′dō spôr΄] n. 1. an asexual spore formed within the cell wall of the parent cell, as in certain bacteria, fungi, and algae 2. the inner wall of a spore or pollen grain; intine: also endosporium… … English World dictionary
