Plural of exospore; multiple protective outer layers or externally-released spores.
Plural form of exospore, following standard English pluralization. The term became standardized in mycological literature by the early 20th century.
When you see mold blooming on bread, what looks like fine dust is often billions of exospores ready to travel through the air and colonize new territory—they're nature's microscopic submarines!
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