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noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spore
Narrower terms: teliospore
History
From chlamydo- + spore.
