Synonyms & related words for ascospore

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ascospore. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ascospore

Explore words related to ascospore — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include tetraspore, zoospore, sporule, conidium, zygospore, chlamydospore, sporophore, carpospore. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does ascospore come from?

The word ascospore breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: asco, from Greek askos (“bladder, wineskin (spore sac)”); and spore, from Greek spora (“seed, sowing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.