资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Arthrospore \Ar"thro*spore\, n. [Gr. ? joint + E. spore.]
   (Bacteriol.)
   A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but
   now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. --
   {Ar`thro*spor"ic}, {Ar*thros"po*rous}, a.

资料来源 : WordNet®

arthrosporous
     adj : of or relating to arthrospores [syn: {arthrosporic}]