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Definition of: arthrospore
(är′thrə·spôr, -spor) noun
1. Bot. One of a series of spores in some algae and fungi, formed by fission and resembling a string of beads.
2. Bacteriol. An isolated vegetative cell in a resting state.
—ar′thro·spor′ic (-spôr′ik, -spor′ik), ar·thros·po·rous (ar·thros′·pə·rəs) adjective
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