polysporedadj.
/ˈpɒlɪspɔːd/, U.S. /ˈpɑliˌspɔrd/ Mycology and Botany.
= polysporous adj.
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formalc1400
sporular1819
zoosporous1845
zoosporic1854
polysporous1858
polyspored1882
sporulating1897
sporulated1898
polyzoic1901
zygosporic1906
polyspore1959
propagular1967
1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 555/1 In some species..they [sc. the spores in each theca] are 20–100, when the thecæ are said to be polyspored.
1929 New Phytologist 28 13 Some lichens with polyspored asci are not included under Acarosporaceae because their structure in other respects suggests a different phylogenetic relationship.
1994 Herzogia 10 29 Species of the genus Rinodina with polyspored asci were examined.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1882