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