archesporium

[ ar-kuh-spawr-ee-uhm, -spohr- ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural ar·che·spo·ri·a [ar-k, uh, -, spawr, -ee-, uh, -, spohr, -].

1. archespore.

Word History and Origins

Origin of archesporium¹

From New Latin

Example Sentences

The archesporium arises by the next divisions in the outer layer of cells, and thus extends over the summit of the columella.

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