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a•plan•o•spore
(ā plan′ə spôr′, -spōr′),USA pronunciation n.
- Microbiology(in certain algae and fungi) a nonmotile, asexual spore formed within a cell, the wall of which is distinct from that of the parent cell. Cf. akinete.
- aplano- (see aplanogamete) + spore
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