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ARTHROSPOROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to arthrospores
Synonyms:
arthrosporic; arthrosporous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Pertainym:
arthrospore (one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi)
Derivation:
arthrospore (a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria)