resting spore

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1. a spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant; may germinate after a prolonged period (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	spore,
definition	:	a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion (noun.plant)