- asexual spore
- a spore produced without a sexual process, such as in an imperfect fungus; see aleuriospore, chlamydospore, conidium, endospore, and zoospore.
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asexual spore
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asexual spore — noun A spore that is produced asexually … Wiktionary
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spore — /spɔ / (say spaw) noun 1. Biology a walled body that contains or produces one or more uninucleate organisms that develop into an adult individual, especially: a. a reproductive body (asexual spore) produced asexually and capable of growth into a… …
asexual reproduction — n reproduction (as cell division, spore formation, fission, or budding) without union of individuals or gametes * * * reproduction without the fusion of gametes, as by fission or budding … Medical dictionary
Spore — For other uses, see Spore (disambiguation). Spores produced in a sporic life cycle. In biology, a spore is a reproductive structure that is adapted for dispersal and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions. Spores form… … Wikipedia
spore — 1. The asexual or sexual reproductive body of fungi or sporozoan protozoa. 2. A cell of a plant lower in organization than the seed bearing spermatophytic plants. 3. A resistant form of certain species of bacteria … Medical dictionary
spore — sporal, adj. sporoid, adj. /spawr, spohr/, n., v., spored, sporing. n. 1. Biol. a walled, single to many celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly. 2. a germ, germ cell,… … Universalium
asexual — adjective Date: 1830 1. lacking sex or functional sex organs < asexual plants > 2. a. involving or reproducing by reproductive processes (as cell division, spore formation, fission, or budding) that do not involve the union of individuals or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
