microsporicadj.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈspɔːrɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈspɔrɪk/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈspɔrɪk/ Chiefly Botany.
Of, relating to, or involving microspores.
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1897 Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Microsporic.
1898 Science 28 Jan. 119/1 The author gives a detailed account of his observations on the microsporic and macrosporic archesporium in this genus [sc. Bignonia].
1943 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 30 381/2 The prophase stage of this division..varies directly with the telophase development of the preceding microsporic division.
1994 Plant Molecular Biol. 26 1712/2 The frequency of microsporic embryo formation in these samples is greatly reduced.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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