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apospory
[ap-uh-spawr-ee, -spohr-ee, uh-pos-puh-ree]
noun
Botany.
the development of a gametophyte from a sporophyte without meiosis.
apospory
/ ˈæ±èəˌ²õ±èɔ˰ùɪ /
noun
botany development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of spores
the development of an embryo of a flowering plant outside the embryo sac, from a cell of the nucellus or chalaza
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- aposporic adjective
- aposporous adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of apospory1
C19: from apo- + spore + -y 1
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Example Sentences
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Proliferations—Vivipary—Prolepsis—Lammas shoots—Dormant buds—Epicormic shoots—Adventitious buds—Apospory and apogamy.
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