English Explanatory Dictionary

microspore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The smaller spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a male gametophyte.
  2. One of the numerous tiny spore-like elements produced through the encystment and subdivision of many monads.

Word forms

microspore microspores

Etymology

From micro- + spore.

Related words

megaspore mesospore

Derived words

microsporic microsporogenesis
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