isospore
|i-so-spore|
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/ˈaɪ.soʊˌspɔr/
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/ˈaɪ.səʊˌspɔː/
equal-sized spore
Etymology
'isospore' originates from Greek, specifically the words 'isos' and 'spora', where 'isos' meant 'equal' and 'spora' meant 'seed' or 'that which is sown'.
'isospore' was formed in modern scientific English from the Greek roots 'isos' + 'spora' via New Latin/Neo-Latin compound usage in biological nomenclature.
Initially the elements meant 'equal' and 'seed'; over time the compound came to be used in biology to mean 'a spore of equal size or form'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a spore that is morphologically uniform or equal in size and shape to other spores of the same organism; a spore of uniform size (opposed to a heterospore).
Many algae produce isospores that are similar in size and form.
Antonyms
Last updated: 2025/09/19 01:40