heterosporous


het·er·o·spo·rous

H0178600 (hĕt′ər-ə-spôr′əs, hĕt′ə-rŏs′pər-əs)adj. Producing two types of spores differing in size and sex.
het′er·o·spo′ry n.

heterosporous

(ˌhɛtəˈrɒspərəs) adj (Botany) (of seed plants and some ferns and club mosses) producing megaspores and microspores. Compare homosporous ˌheterˈospory n

het•er•os•po•rous

(ˌhɛt əˈrɒs pə rəs, ˌhɛt ər əˈspɔr əs, -ˈspoʊr-)

adj. having more than one kind of spore. [1870–75] het`er•os′po•ry, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.heterosporous - characterized by heterospory