HETEROSPORY

heterospory

(noun) the development of both microspores and megaspores

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

heterospory (uncountable)

(botany) The production of spores of two different sizes and sexes by the sporophytes of land plants.

Source: Wiktionary



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25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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