macrospore
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L, young plant, with the attached macrospore, × 6. r, the first root. l, the first leaves.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
In the full-grown ovule the macrospore, which in the seed plants is generally known as the “embryo sac,” is completely filled with the prothallium or “endosperm.”
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
The germination of the macrospore consists in the repeated division of its nucleus to form two groups of four, one group at each end of the embryo-sac.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
But the formation of the macrospore or embryo-sac is simpler than the corresponding process in cryptogams.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
The macrospore divides into two cells, a large lower one, and a smaller upper one.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
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