yábāo
endospore
芽胞 yábāo
- endospore
- A dormant, egg-shaped body formed by certain bacteria when nutrients are scarce; it can germinate into a new organism when environmental conditions are favorable
- spore
- A reproductive unit, typically one-celled, capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion, characteristic of lower plants, fungi, and protozoans
- gemma
- An asexual reproductive structure, such as a bud or a small mass of cells, in certain fungi, mosses, and liverworts