heterospory

[ het-uh-ros-puh-ree ]

noun

, Botany.

1. the production of both microspores and megaspores.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heterospory¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + -spore + -y ³

Example Sentences

Part II, on Lepidostrobus and some allied cones, is remarkable for the demonstration of heterospory in several species.

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