Endospore

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endospore \En"do*spore\, n. [Endo- + spore.] (Bot.)
     The thin inner coat of certain spores.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  endospore
       n : a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some
           bacteria and algae