acrosporousadj.
/ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈspɔːrəs/, /əˈkrɒsp(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌækrəˈspɔrəs/, /əˈkrɑsp(ə)rəs/ Mycology. Now rare.
Relating to or characterized by acrospores.
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1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. §237. 247 Many species of..acrosporous sphæriæform Fungi.
1874 A. Grugeon Botany xxvii. 161 This mode of fructification is termed acrosporous, and is prevalent among the higher fungi.
1963 Mycologia 55 667 In the acrosporous type [of conidial maturation]..the developing conidium undergoes a progressive maturation from base to apex.
1974 Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 62 290 Conidial maturation is acrosporous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1857- powerfulnesses
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