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heterospory

American

[het-uh-ros-puh-ree] / ˌhɛt əˈrɒs pə ri /

noun

Botany.

the production of both microspores and megaspores.

Etymology

Origin of heterospory

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

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