microspore

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mī′krə spôr′, -spōr′)


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mi•cro•spore  (mī′krə spôr′, -spōr′),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Plant Biologythe smaller of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and some fern allies, developing into a male gametophyte. Cf. megaspore,
  2. Botanya pollen grain.
  • 1855–60; micro- + -spore
mi•cro•spor•ic  (mī′krə spôr′ik, -spor′-),USA pronunciation mi•cro•spor•ous  (mī krə spôr′əs, -spōr′-, mī kros′pər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
'microspore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
homospory - megaspore - micro- - microsporocyte

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