Dictionary
en•do•spore
Pronunciation: (en'du-spôr", -spōr"), [key]—
n.
1. Bot., Mycol.the inner coat of a spore. Cf.
intine.
2. Bacteriol.a spore formed within a cell of a rod-shaped organism.
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