propagule

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle. E.g., seeds, spores, endospores, microbial cysts, etc.

Συνώνυμα

vegetative form

brood body

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

See propagate and -ule.

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