epispore

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noun

The thickish outer coat of certain spores, e.g. of fungi.

“spiny epispore”

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Meanings

nounepispore (plural epispores)

plural epispores

  1. biologyThe thickish outer coat of certain spores, e.g. of fungi.

    spiny epispore

    1 more example

    warty epispore

Origin

From epi- + spore.

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Cite this entry
APA

epispore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epispore

MLA

“epispore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epispore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epispore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epispore.

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