Thesaurus: arthrospore

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1. n. a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria
2. n. one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi
3. A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. -- Ar`thro*spor"ic (#), Ar*thros"po*rous (#), a.
4. A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, butnow known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. -- Ar`thro*spor"ic(#), Ar*thros"po*rous (#), a.
5. n a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria n one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi