homospory

[ huh-mos-puh-ree, hoh- ]

/ həˈmɒs pə ri, hoʊ- /

noun

the production of a single kind of spore, neither microspore nor megaspore.

Nearby words

homoserine, homosexual, homosexuality, homosocial, homosporous, homospory, homostyled, homotaxis, homothallic, homotherm, homothermal

Origin of homospory

First recorded in 1900–05; homo- + spore + -y³

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