SPORE

n. Spor. Gr., trnopd. Lat., spora. Fr.,s. Ger.,S. A specialized cell, consisting e entially of a nucleated ma of protoplasm (usually inclosed by a cell-wall), capable of developing into a new individual. The term is usually restricted to the free reproductive cells of cryptogams, the s's of phanerogams being known as ovules and pollen, [a, 35.] Cf. CARPOSPORE. CHLAMYDOSPORE, GYM NO SPORE, MACROSPORE, MEN IS PORE, MICROSPORE, OOSPORE, PHOTO SPORE, TELENTOSPORE, UREDOSPORE, ZOOSPORE, and ZYGOSPORE. Autumn s's. The teleutospores of the Uredinece. [a. 35.] Coated s. See CHLAMYDOSPORE. Compound s's. S's that become septate by division and produce secondary s's (meri spores). [a, 35.] Dauers* (Ger.). See Resting-CEi.1.. Daughter s's. S's proE, he; E2, ell; G, go; I, die; I2, in; N, in; N2, tank; [s. 526]