perispore

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noun

The outer covering of a spore.

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Meanings

nounperispore (plural perispores)

plural perispores

  1. biologyThe outer covering of a spore.

Origin

From peri- + spore.

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Cite this entry
APA

perispore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perispore

MLA

“perispore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perispore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perispore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perispore.

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