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spore vs basidiospore

basidiospore vs spore

spore and basidiospore both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spore Yes No No No
basidiospore Yes No No No
As nouns, basidiospore is a hyponym of spore; that is, basidiospore is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spore:
  • spore: a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
  • basidiospore: a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium
spore (noun) basidiospore (noun)
a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium
Difference between spore and basidiospore

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