phaeospore
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek dusky + English spore.
Noun
phaeospore (plural phaeospores)
- A brownish zoospore, characteristic of an order (Phaeosporeae) of dark green or olive-colored algae.
Related terms
- phaeosporic
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for phaeospore in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)