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ak•i•nete
Pronunciation: (ak"u-nēt', ā-kī'nēt), [key]
—n.
(in certain algae) a nonmotile, asexual spore formed within a cell, the wall of which is fused to that of the parent cell. Cf. aplano•spore.
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