Ar·thro·spore n.  Bacteriol.
  1. 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.
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  arthrosporic
       adj : of or relating to arthrospores [syn: arthrosporous]