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homosporous

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ho⋅mos⋅po⋅rous

  [huh-mos-per-uhs, hoh-, hoh-muh-spawr-uhs, -spohr-]
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–adjective Botany.
having the spores of one kind only.
Origin:
1885–90; homo- + spore + -ous
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ho·mo·spo·rous   (hō'mə-spôr'əs, -spōr'-, hŏm'ə-, hō-mŏs'pər-əs)   
adj.  Producing spores of one kind only.
ho'mo·spo'ry n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ho·mo·spo·rous
Pronunciation: "hO-m&-'spOr-&s, "häm-&-, -'spor-; hO-'mäs-p&-r&s
Function: adjective
: producing asexual spores of one kind only
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Science Dictionary
homosporous   (hō'mə-spôr'əs, hŏm'ə-, hō-mŏs'pər-əs)  Pronunciation Key 
Producing spores of one kind only that are not differentiated by sex. The spores of homosporous plants, such as horsetails and most ferns, grow into bisexual gametophytes (producing both male and female gametes). Compare heterosporous.
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