macrospore

[ mak-ruh-spawr, -spohr ]

/ ˈmæk rəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /

noun Botany.

Nearby words

macrosegment, macrosigmoid, macrosociology, macrosomia, macrosporangium, macrospore, macrostomia, macrostructure, macrotia, macrotous, macruran

Origin of macrospore

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

Related formsmac·ro·spor·ic

[mak-ruh-spawr-ik, -spor-] /ˌmæk rəˈspɔr ɪk, -ˈspɒr-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for macrospore

The macrospore divides into two cells, a large lower one, and a smaller upper one.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell
But the formation of the macrospore or embryo-sac is simpler than the corresponding process in cryptogams.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various
The nucellus is a cellular tissue enveloping one large cell, the embryo-sac or macrospore.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
The larger ones contain each a large spore, or macrospore; the smaller contain numerous microspores, immersed in mucilage.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for macrospore

macrospore

/ (ˈmækrəʊˌspɔː) /

noun

another name for megaspore (def. 1)

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Word Origin and History for macrospore

macrospore

1859, from macro- + spore (n.).