| ASCOSPORE | • ascospore n. (Biology) A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus. • ASCOSPORE n. one of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. |
| AUTOSPORE | • autospore n. An immobile spore that cannot develop flagella. • AUTOSPORE n. a nonmotile algal spore. |
| AUXOSPORE | • auxospore n. (Biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells. • AUXOSPORE n. a diatom cell before its siliceous wall is formed. |
| ENDOSPORE | • endospore n. The inner layer of a spore. • endospore n. A small vegetative spore produced by some bacteria. • ENDOSPORE n. the thin inner coat of certain spores. |
| EXTEMPORE | • extempore adj. Carried out with no preparation; impromptu. • extempore adv. Without preparation; extemporaneously. • extempore n. Something improvised. |
| MADREPORE | • madrepore n. A coral of the genus Madrepora or of the order Madreporaria. • madrepore n. (Archaic) Any stony coral. • MADREPORE n. a coral of the common reef-building type, occurring esp. in tropical seas. |
| MEGASPORE | • megaspore n. (Botany) The larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte. • MEGASPORE n. the larger of the two types of spore produced by some ferns, which develops into the female gametophyte. |
| MEIOSPORE | • meiospore n. A haploid spore produced by meiosis. • MEIOSPORE n. a haploid spore. |
| MICROPORE | • micropore n. A microscopic pore. • micropore n. (Chemistry) A pore of size 0-2 nanometers. • MICROPORE n. a very small pore. |
| MILLEPORE | • millepore n. (Zoology) Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very… • MILLEPORE n. any of a group or order of colonial hydrozoans. |
| NULLIPORE | • nullipore n. Any of various crustaceous marine algae which secrete calcium carbonate. • NULLIPORE n. (Latin) any of various red algae which secrete a crust of calcium carbonate. |
| PALAMPORE | • palampore n. (Now historical) A rich cotton cloth, originally made in India, used for bedspreads and shawls. • PALAMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALEMPORE. |
| PALEMPORE | • palempore n. Alternative form of palampore. • PALEMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALAMPORE. |
| PHONOPORE | • phonopore n. (Historical, telecommunications) An invention allowing telephonic voice communications to be transmitted… • PHONOPORE n. a kind of sound-conducting apparatus. |
| ZYGOSPORE | • zygospore n. (Botany) A zygosperm. • zygospore n. (Botany) A spore formed by the union of several zoospores. • ZYGOSPORE n. a spore formed by union of two similar cells, also ZYGOSPERM. |