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Answer for the clue "A nonmotile spore of red algae ", 10 letters:
carpospore

Word definitions for carpospore in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A carpospore is a diploid spore produced by red algae . After fertilization, the alga's carpogonium subdivides into carpospores, and generally the largest type of spore (larger than bispores , which are larger again than tetraspores ). The wall of the carposporangium ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Carpospore \Car"po*spore\, n. [Gr. karpo`s + -spore.] (Bot.) A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red alg[ae]. -- Car`po*spor"ic , a.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a nonmotile spore of red algae