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tetraspore

[ te-truh-spawr, -spohr ]

noun

Botany.
  1. one of the four asexual spores produced within a tetrasporangium.


tetraspore

/ ˈtɛtrəˌspɔː; ˌtɛtrəˈspɔːrəs; tɪˈtræspərəs; ˌtɛtrəˈspɒrɪk /

noun

  1. any of the asexual spores that are produced in groups of four in the sporangium ( tetrasporangium ) of any of the red algae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • tetrasporic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٱ··ǰ· [te-tr, uh, -, spawr, -ik, -, spor, -], ٱ··ǰ·dzܲ [te-tr, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s, -, spohr, -, ti-, tras, -per-], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tetraspore1

First recorded in 1855–60; tetra- + spore
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Example Sentences

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The plants are of three kinds, viz. ♂, bearing antheridia; ♀, bearing oogonia; and neuter, producing tetraspores.

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Small plant of Chondrus crispus, or Carrageen Moss, reduced in size, in fruit; the spots represent the fructification, consisting of numerous tetraspores in bunches in the substance of the plant.

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Changed "spois" to "spores" on page 23 of part 3, in the entry for tetraspore.

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B, a piece of the same, × 50. t, tetraspores.

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Various other spores formed in the same way are known as tetraspores, etc.

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