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heterospory
[ het-uh-ros-puh-ree ]
/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒs pə ri /
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noun Botany.
the production of both microspores and megaspores.
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How to use heterospory in a sentence
Part II, on Lepidostrobus and some allied cones, is remarkable for the demonstration of heterospory in several species.