dormant spore

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• Spore-like cells — are cells that exhibit behavior characteristic of spores. Known spore like cells are a specific class of stem cells in adult organisms, including humans, which are very small, very versatile, and most frequently remain in a dormant spore like… …   Wikipedia

• spore — 1. The asexual or sexual reproductive body of fungi or sporozoan protozoa. 2. A cell of a plant lower in organization than the seed bearing spermatophytic plants. 3. A resistant form of certain species of bacteria …   Medical dictionary

• spore — sporal, adj. sporoid, adj. /spawr, spohr/, n., v., spored, sporing. n. 1. Biol. a walled, single to many celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly. 2. a germ, germ cell,… …   Universalium

• spore — I. noun Etymology: New Latin spora seed, spore, from Greek, act of sowing, seed, from speirein to sow more at sperm Date: 1836 a primitive usually unicellular often environmentally resistant dormant or reproductive body produced by plants, fungi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• spore — n. a small reproductive body produced by plants and microorganisms. Some kinds of spores function as dormant stages of the life cycle, enabling the organism to survive adverse conditions. Other spores are the means by which the organism can… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• spore — [[t]spɔr, spoʊr[/t]] n. v. spored, spor•ing 1) bot fng the asexual reproductive body of a fungus or nonflowering plant 2) mcr the resting or dormant stage of a bacterium or other microorganism 3) fng mcr to produce or shed spores • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• resting spore — noun a spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant; may germinate after a prolonged period • Hypernyms: ↑spore * * * noun Etymology: resting : a spore (as many zygospores) that remains dormant for a period before germination and is usually… …   Useful english dictionary

• resting spore — n a spore that remains dormant for a period before germination * * * a spore that has thick walls and remains dormant for a long period, usually to survive adverse conditions, after which it can germinate …   Medical dictionary

• Resting spore — A spore created by fungi which is thickly encysted (has a thick cell wall) in order to survive through stressful times, such as drought. *Protects the spore from biotic (microbial, fungal viral), as well as abiotic (wind, heat, xeric conditions)… …   Wikipedia

• Germination — is the process whereby growth emerges from a period of dormancy. The most common example of germination is the sprouting of a seedling from a seed of an angiosperm or gymnosperm. However, the growth of a sporeling from a spore, for example the… …   Wikipedia

• СПОРА ПОКОЯЩАЯСЯ — англ.dormant spore; hypnospore; resting spore нем.Dauerspore; Hypnospore; ruhende Spore франц.hypnospore; spore quiescente см. > …   Фитопатологический словарь-справочник