Spore

(spor). I. 1 biology, one of the free, motile or non-motile i ductive bodies of a cryptogam, which arise by ordinal proce es of vegetation and not directly by a union i sexual elements. In some cases its first stage i of a naked primordial ma of protoplasm (zoos rarely it is multicellular, composed of meris fores up into sporids (poly spore). 2. In animal any germ or reproductive element le organized than true cell; also, any spermatic or ovulary cell; the germ of a disease. Cf., Accidiospore, And: Ascospore, Auxospore, Basidiospore, Bispore, spore, Chlantydospore, Clinospore, Maerospore, Met, spore, Merispore, Microspore, Oospore, Poly spore,. spore, Pseudo spore, Pycnidiospore, Resting-spot. S.-capsul(ispore-case. S.-case, the sporangium or covering of a upore. S.-cell, a spore. S., Compound, a spore that.reduces secondary spores. S., Daughter, a spore produced in a mother-cell. S. -formation, the origin a i on of spores. Same as Sporidesm. S., inactive, a non-motile fertile cell. S., Mother-, a aothcr-cell. S., Naked, a gym no spore. S. -plasm, I he protoplasm of a sporangium. SM Primary, a pore the germination of which produces a prothallium; pro to spore. S.-sac, the sac lining the cavity of the; porangi uni of mo es. See Sporangium . S., a merispore. Cf. S. Compound. S., Swarm, spore endowed with the power of locomotion. i Drid spor/-id). See Sporidium. Saridesm (spor'- id-ezm). In biology, a septate or compound spore, iaridiferous (spor-id-tf'-er-us). Bearing sporidia. Siridiola (spor-id-e-o' -lah). See Sporule . 'jridiolum. In biology, a sperlaliurn. J iridium (spor-id'-e-um). In biologj', a spore borne upon a ramycelium. spor -if '-erus) aopa, spore; ferre, ear. In biology, spore-bearing. i Driparity (spor-tp-ar' -it-e). Reproduction by means of spores. Jar i parous (spor-ip'-ar-us). In biology, reproducing by means of spores. Sjroblast. In biology, one of the four round bodies: roduced by the proce of endogenous cell-formation ji a Coccidium.