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apospory
[ ap-uh-spawr-ee, -spohr-ee, uh-pos-puh-ree ]
noun
, Botany.
- the development of a gametophyte from a sporophyte without meiosis.
apospory
/ ˈæpəˌspɔːrɪ /
noun
- botany development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of spores
- the development of an embryo of a flowering plant outside the embryo sac, from a cell of the nucellus or chalaza
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- ap·o·spor·ic [ap-, uh, -, spawr, -ik, -, spor, -], a·pos·por·ous [uh, -, pos, -per-, uh, s, ap-, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s, -, spor, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apospory1
C19: from apo- + spore + -y 1
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Example Sentences
This phenomenon of apospory was first discovered in mosses, but is now also known in a number of ferns (see Pteridophyta).
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