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Definition of Teliospore
1. Noun. A chlamydospore that develops in the last stage of the life cycle of the rust fungus.
Definition of Teliospore
1. Noun. A teleutospore. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teliospore
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Teliospore
1. A type of spore formed by a rust known as the over-wintering stage.The teliospore is a sexual spore. In Puccinia graminis thisspore is found on the barberry plant. Compare: uredospore. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teliospore
Literary usage of Teliospore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"Hoffman has established the most interesting point about this rust, that the
aecio-teliospore chain arises from a cell produced by the fusion of two ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"This is formed as the ultimate product of a sexual union. From this teliospore
there arises sooner or later a short thread ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"This is formed as the ultimate product of a sexual union. From this teliospore
there arises sooner or later a short thread ..."
4. The Fungi which Cause Plant Disease by Frank Lincoln Stevens (1913)
"... and until teliospore formation occurs, the whole intervening series of cells
being binucleate. Prior to the formation of the ..."
5. Nature and Development of Plants by Carlton Clarence Curtis (1918)
"... would be the beginning of the sporophyte or asexual generation, which terminates
in the teliospore. The germination of the-teliospore ..."