Home › Words › C › chlamydosporechlamydosporechlamydospore means A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.EtymologyFrom chlamydo- + spore.nounA thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chlamydoconidium 65% match — chlamydospore vs chlamydospore →cystospore 59% match — A zoospore within a cyst of a chytrid vs chlamydospore →oospore 58% match — A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi vs chlamydospore →aleuriospore 57% match — A nondeciduous chlamydospore vs chlamydospore →chlamydophore 57% match — Any of the genus Chlamyphorus of armadillos. vs chlamydospore →amphispore 56% match — A modified urediniospore of certain rusts in arid regions functioning as a resting spore. vs chlamydospore →epispore 56% match — The thickish outer coat of certain spores, e.g. of fungi. vs chlamydospore →blastospore 55% match — A type of fungal spore produced asexually by budding. vs chlamydospore →