akinete
noun
ak·i·nete
| \ (ˈ)ā-ˈkī-ˌnēt, ˈa-kə-\
plural -s
Definition of akinete
in certain algae
: a thick-walled single-celled nonmotile asexual resting spore formed by the thickening of the parent cell wall, corresponding to the chlamydospore of many fungi, and usually germinating directly into a new filament — see aplanospore
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