archespore

American

[ahr-kuh-spawr, -spohr] / ˈɑr kəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun

Botany.

the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.

archespore British

/ ˈɑːkɪˌspɔː, ˌɑːkɪˈspɔːrɪəm /

noun

botany the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores

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Other Word Forms

archesporial adjective
subarchesporial adjective

Etymology

Origin of archespore

First recorded in 1900–05; arche- + spore

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