exosculate (egzos kulat)

t.; pret. and pp. exosculated, ppr. exo scul at ing. [L. exoscula tus, pp. of exosculari, ki fondly, as exospore. The product of conjugation is termed a zygospore. Its cellulose coat becomes separated into an outer layer of a dark blackish hue, the exosporium , and an inner colourle layer, the endosporium. Huxley , Biology, v. exosporous (ek-sō-spō'rus), a. [ σπόρος , seed (see spore ), +-ous.] Producing spores exogenously; having naked spores. exo atet (ek-sos'at), v. t. [ exo atus , pp. of exo are , deprive of bone, bone, exo is , exo us, also exos ( exo - ), without bones, ex , out, + os (o -), a bone.] To deprive of bones; bone. Bailey , 1731.