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noun a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some bacteria and algae
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English spore English endospore From endo- + spore.
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