tetraspore

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noun

Any of the four asexual spores produced by a sporangium.

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Meanings

nountetraspore (plural tetraspores)

plural tetraspores

  1. biologyAny of the four asexual spores produced by a sporangium.

Origin

From tetra- + spore.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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