English Dictionary: Arthrospore | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arthrospore \Ar"thro*spore\, n. [Gr. [?] joint + E. spore.] (Bacteriol.) A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. -- {Ar`thro*spor"ic}, {Ar*thros"po*rous}, a. |