endospore

pronunciation

How to pronounce endospore in British English: UK ['endəspɔ:]word uk audio image

How to pronounce endospore in American English: US ['endəˌspoʊr] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some bacteria and algae

Word Origin

endospore (n.)
1859, perhaps from French, from endo- + spore.