endospore
pronunciation
How to pronounce endospore in British English: UK ['endəspɔ:]
How to pronounce endospore in American English: US ['endəˌspoʊr]
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- 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.