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heterosporous
[ het-uh-ros-puh-ruhs, het-er-uh-spawr-uhs, -spohr- ]
adjective
, Botany.
- having more than one kind of spore.
heterosporous
/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒspərəs /
adjective
- See homosporous(of seed plants and some ferns and club mosses) producing megaspores and microspores Compare homosporous
heterosporous
/ hĕt′ər-ə-spôr′əs,hĕt′ə-rŏs′pər-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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Derived Forms
- ˌheterˈospory, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heterosporous1
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Example Sentences
Salvinia, sal-vin′i-a, n. a genus of heterosporous ferns—formerly called Rhizocarpe or Pepperworts.
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