resting spore

noun

A spore, in certain orders of algae, which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long periods of time.

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Meanings

nounresting spore (plural resting spores)

plural resting spores

  1. A spore, in certain orders of algae, which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long periods of time.

    Resting spores appear never to form a mycelium […]

    1893, Charles Edwin Bessey, The essentials of botany

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hypnospore
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APA

resting spore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resting%20spore

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“resting spore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resting%20spore. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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