芽が胞ほう

noun

spore

General biological term for a reproductive cell capable of developing into a new organism without fusion. Often used in botany and microbiology.

See also: 胞子

• シダ植しょく物ぶつは芽が胞ほうで増ふえる。

  Ferns reproduce by spores.

noun

endospore

Specifically refers to a dormant, resistant spore formed inside certain bacteria. More specialized than the general 'spore' sense.

• 細さい菌きんは厳きびしい環かん境きょう下かで芽が胞ほうを形けい成せいする。

  Bacteria form endospores under harsh conditions.