Arthrosporous

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 arranged in chains in certain fungi. Called also {oidium}. [PJC] -- {Ar`thro*spor"ic}, {Ar*thros"po*rous}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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  • arthrosporous — adj. 1. of or pertaining to an arthrospore[2]. Syn: arthrosporic [WordNet 1.5] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arthrosporous — adj. pertaining to a segmented spore of fungi and algae (Botany) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • arthrosporous — ar·thro·spor·ous …   English syllables

  • arthrosporous — adjective of or relating to arthrospores • Syn: ↑arthrosporic • Pertains to noun: ↑arthrospore, ↑arthrospore (for: ↑arthrosporic) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • arthrosporic — adjective of or relating to arthrospores • Syn: ↑arthrosporous • Pertains to noun: ↑arthrospore (for: ↑arthrosporous), ↑arthrospore • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • arthrospore — noun 1. a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria • Derivationally related forms: ↑arthrosporic, ↑arthrosporous • Hypernyms: ↑cell 2. one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ar|thro|spor|ic — «AHR thruh SPR ihk, SPOR », adjective. = arthrosporous. (Cf. ↑arthrosporous) …   Useful english dictionary

  • arthrosporic — adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to an arthrospore[2]. Syn: arthrosporous. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arthrospore — arthrosporic /ahr threuh spawr ik, spor /, arthrosporous /ahr thros peuhr euhs, ahr threuh spawr euhs, spohr /, adj. /ahr threuh spawr , spohr /, n. Biol. 1. an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria… …   Universalium

  • phytology — noun the branch of biology that studies plants • Syn: ↑botany • Derivationally related forms: ↑phytologist, ↑botanic (for: ↑botany), ↑botanical (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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