macrospore

[ mak-ruh-spawr, -spohr ]

noun

, Botany.

1. megaspore.

macrospore

/ ˈmækrəʊˌspɔː /

noun

1. another name for megaspore

Other Words From

• mac·ro·spor·ic [mak-r, uh, -, spawr, -ik, -, spor, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of macrospore¹

First recorded in 1855–60; macro- + -spore

Example Sentences

But the formation of the macrospore or embryo-sac is simpler than the corresponding process in cryptogams.

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The larger ones contain each a large spore, or macrospore; the smaller contain numerous microspores, immersed in mucilage.

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The macrospore divides into two cells, a large lower one, and a smaller upper one.

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The nucellus is a cellular tissue enveloping one large cell, the embryo-sac or macrospore.

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