mesospore

noun

meso·​spore

"+ˌ-

variants or less commonly mesosporium

¦⸗⸗¦spōrēəm

plural mesospores

-z

or mesosporia

-ōrēə

1

: the middle coat of a spore that has three coats

2

: a one-celled spore found among the compound teliospores of some rusts (as members of the genus Puccinia)

Word History

Etymology

mesospore from mes- + -spore; mesosporium from New Latin, from mes- + -sporium

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