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macrosporeenUK
macrospore (ˈmækrəʊˌspɔː) n (Botany) another name for megaspore1Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  macrospore - larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophytemegasporespore - a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes" |
TranslationsmacrosporeenUK
macrospore[′mak·rə‚spȯr] (botany) The larger of two spore types produced by heterosporous plants; the female gamete. Also known as megaspore. (invertebrate zoology) The larger gamete produced by certain radiolarians; the female gamete. macrosporeenUK
mac·ro·spore (mak'rō-spōr), The larger of two spore types of certain protozoans or fungi. Synonym(s): megalospore, megaspore [macro- + G. sporos, seed] macrospore (măk′rō-spor) The larger spore type in certain fungi and protozoa with two spores.macrospore see MEGASPORE.macrosporeenUK
Related to macrospore: microsporeSynonyms for macrosporenoun larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plantsSynonymsRelated Words |