exospore
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ex·o·spore
(ek'sō-spōr),An exogenous spore, not encased in a sporangium.
[exo- + G. sporos, seed]
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exospore
(ĕk′sō-spôr′)n.
1. The outermost layer of the wall of certain spores.
2. An asexual spore developed externally by budding, as from a sporophore.
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exospore
a type of SPORE formed by MICROORGANISMS by BUDDING, or by the formation of a SEPTUM and FISSION.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005