Term: resting spore: a spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant; may germinate after a prolonged period
Broader: spore: 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 | Unrelated: pupil: the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot