HyperDic: resting_spore

English > 1 sense of the expression resting spore:
NOUNplantresting sporea spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant
English > resting spore: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant; may germinate after a prolonged period.
BroadersporeA small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion

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