1.
[syn: arthrosporic, arthrosporous]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Arthrospore \Ar"thro*spore\, n. [Gr. ? joint + E. spore.]
(Bacteriol.)
1. A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore,
but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. one of the small conidia occurring arranged in chains in
certain fungi. Called also oidium.
[PJC] -- Ar`thro*spor"ic, Ar*thros"po*rous, a.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
arthrosporic \arthrosporic\ adj.
1. 1 of or pertaining to an arthrospore[2].
Syn: arthrosporous.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
arthrosporic
adj 1: of or relating to arthrospores [syn: arthrosporic,
arthrosporous]