microspore
[ mahy-kruh-spawr, ‐spohr ]
/ ˈmaɪ krəˌspɔr, ‐ˌspoʊr /
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noun Botany.
the smaller of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and some fern allies, developing into a male gametophyte.Compare megaspore,
a pollen grain.
Nearby words
- microspectroscope,
- microspherocytosis,
- microsphygmy,
- microsplenia,
- microsporangium,
- microsporocyte,
- microsporogenesis,
- microsporophyll,
- microsporum,
- microstat
Origin of microspore
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Germination of the microspore begins before it leaves the pollen-sac.
Microspore, the smaller kind of spore when there are two kinds, 161.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
microspore
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌspɔː) /
noun
the smaller of two types of spore produced by some spore-bearing plants, which develops into the male gametophyteCompare megaspore (def. 1)
the pollen grain of seed plants
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microspore
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microspore
[ mīk′rə-spôr′ ]
One of the two types of haploid spores produced by a heterosporous plant. Microspores develop into male gametophytes and are usually smaller than megaspores. In angiosperms, the microspore develops into the pollen grain.
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