a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi
Also called: parthenospore
parthenospore in American English
(ˈpɑːrθənəˌspɔr, -ˌspour)
noun
Biology
a spore developed without fertilization
Word origin
[1885–90; partheno- + -spore]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, reactor, retread, sensitization, twofer