MACROSPORE

megaspore, macrospore

(noun) larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

macrospore (plural macrospores)

One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.

Anagrams

• macropores

Source: Wiktionary


Mac"ro*spore, n. Etym: [Macro- + spore.] (Bot.)

Definition: One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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