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Meaning of TELIOSPORE

Pronunciation:  'teeleeu`spowr

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a chlamydospore that develops in the last stage of the life cycle of the rust fungus
 
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 See Also: chlamydospore

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A type of spore formed by a rust known as the "over-wintering stage." The teliospore is a sexual spore. In Puccinia graminis this spore is found on the barberry plant. Compare: uredospore.
 

 

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