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apospory

[ ap-uh-spawr-ee, -spohr-ee, uh-pos-puh-ree ]
/ ˈæp əˌspɔr i, -ˌspoʊr i, əˈpɒs pə ri /
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noun Botany.

the development of a gametophyte from a sporophyte without meiosis.

Nearby words

  1. aporia,
  2. aport,
  3. aposematic,
  4. aposematic coloration,
  5. aposiopesis,
  6. apostasy,
  7. apostate,
  8. apostatize,
  9. apostaxis,
  10. aposthia

Origin of apospory

First recorded in 1880–85; apo- + spor- + -y3
Related formsap·o·spor·ic [ap-uh-spawr-ik, -spor-] /ˌæp əˈspɔr ɪk, -ˈspɒr-/, a·pos·por·ous [uh-pos-per-uh s, ap-uh-spawr-uh s, -spor-] /əˈpɒs pər əs, ˌæp əˈspɔr əs, -ˈspɒr-/, adjective
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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

Word Origin for apospory

C19: from apo- + spore + -y 1
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