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macrospore

/ˈmæk.rə.spɔːr/

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˈmæk.rə.spɔːr/

A noun referring to the larger of the two types of spores produced in heterosporous plants, which develops in the ovule into a female gametophyte.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее более крупный из двух типов спор, образующихся у разноспоровых растений, который развивается в семязачатке в женский гаметофит.
  1. Large spore in heterosporous plants C2 formal scientific

    The larger of the two types of spores produced by heterosporous plants, which develops within the ovule into a female gametophyte.

    • In heterosporous ferns, the macrospore gives rise to the female gametophyte.
    • The macrospore is significantly larger than the microspore in these plants.
    • Botanists study the development of the macrospore to understand plant reproduction.

    🇷🇺Крупная спора у разноспоровых растений

    Synonyms: megaspore

    Antonyms: microspore

  • macrospores plural form
  • macrospores' possessive plural form
  • macrospore's possessive singular form