Dictionary entry

Arthrospore

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ar″thro‐spore (?), n. [Gr. � joint + E. spore.] (Bacteriol.) A bacterial resting cell, — formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. — Ar′thro‐spor″ic (#), Ar‐thros″po‐rous (#), a.