ARTHROSPOROUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Of or relating to arthrospores

Synonyms:

arthrosporic; arthrosporous

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

arthrospore (one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi)

Derivation:

arthrospore (a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria)