macrospore
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The larger ones contain each a large spore, or macrospore; the smaller contain numerous microspores, immersed in mucilage.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
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
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
The nucellus is a cellular tissue enveloping one large cell, the embryo-sac or macrospore.
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
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