HOMOSPOROUS Definition & Meaning

homosporous

[huh-mos-per-uhs, hoh-, hoh-muh-spawr-uhs, -spohr-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Botany.

having the spores of one kind only.

homosporous

/ həʊˈmɒspərɪ, hɒˈmɒspərəs, ˌhəʊməʊˈspɔːrəs /

adjective

(of most ferns and some other spore-bearing plants) producing spores of one kind only, which develop into hermaphrodite gametophytes Compare heterosporous

homosporous

Producing spores of one kind only that are not differentiated by sex. The spores of homosporous plants, such as horsetails and most ferns, grow into bisexual gametophytes (producing both male and female gametes).
Compare heterosporous

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

homospory noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of homosporous¹

First recorded in 1885–90; homo- + spore + -ous

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Example Sentences

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However, the researchers found that these homosporous lycophytes often retained both sets of genes with relatively few alterations, even after hundreds of millions of years of evolution.

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Curiously enough, no certain instance of a homosporous Palaeozoic Lycopod has yet been discovered, though well-preserved fructifications are numerous.

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homosocial homospory

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