microspore

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From micro- +‎ spore.

Noun[edit]

microspore (plural microspores)

(botany) The smaller of the two spores produced by plants; compare megaspore.
(zoology) One of the numerous tiny spore-like elements produced through the encystment and subdivision of many monads

Derived terms[edit]

microsporic

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

small spore

Finnish: pikkuitiö
Irish: micreaspór m

References[edit]

“microspore”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
OED2

Anagrams[edit]

micropores, prosomeric

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

microspore f

plural of microspora

Anagrams[edit]

ricompreso, scomporrei, scopriremo

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