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单词 heterosporous
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heterosporous

[ het-uh-ros-puh-ruhs, het-er-uh-spawr-uhs, -spohr- ]
/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒs pə rəs, ˌhɛt ər əˈspɔr əs, -ˈspoʊr- /

adjective Botany.

having more than one kind of spore.

Origin of heterosporous

First recorded in 1870–75; hetero- + -sporous

Words nearby heterosporous

heterosexism, heterosexual, heterosexuality, heterosis, heterosocial, heterosporous, heterospory, heterostracan, heterostyled, heterostyly, heterosuggestion
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Example sentences from the Web for heterosporous

  • Salvinia, sal-vin′i-a, n. a genus of heterosporous ferns—formerly called Rhizocarpe or Pepperworts.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for heterosporous

heterosporous
/ (ˌhɛtəˈrɒspərəs) /

adjective

(of seed plants and some ferns and club mosses) producing megaspores and microsporesCompare homosporous

Derived forms of heterosporous

heterospory, noun
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Scientific definitions for heterosporous

heterosporous
[ hĕt′ər-ə-spôrəs, hĕt′ə-rŏspər-əs ]

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.
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