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heterosporous
[het-uh-ros-puh-ruhs, het-er-uh-spawr-uhs, -spohr-]
adjective
having more than one kind of spore.
heterosporous
/ ˌɛəˈɒəə /
adjective
(of seed plants and some ferns and club mosses) producing megaspores and microspores Compare homosporous
heterosporous
Producing two types of spores differing in size and sex, the male microspore and the female megaspore, which develop into separate male and female gametophytes. All seed-bearing plants, as well as some ferns and other seedless plants, are heterosporous.
Compare homosporous
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˌٱˈDzǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of heterosporous1
Example Sentences
"Usually when we see heterosporous plants appear in the fossil record, they just sort of pop into existence," said the study's senior author, Andrew Leslie, in a statement.
Selaginella, sē-laj-i-nel′a, n. a genus of heterosporous cryptogams, allied to club-moss.
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