English

helicospore

From helico- + spore.

Ancient Greek ἕλιξ ‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’

Proto-Indo-European *sper- ‘to scatter, strew’

Ancient Greek σπορά ‘seed’

New Latin spora

English spore

Today it means

noun Any fungal spore that has the form of a cylindrical coil (helix)

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Etymograph / helicospore