microspore

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ spore.

Noun

microspore (plural microspores)

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

Derived terms

• microsporic

Related terms

• megaspore
• mesospore

Translations

small spore

• Finnish: pikkuitiö
• Irish: micreaspór m

References

• “microspore”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• OED2

Anagrams

• micropores, prosomeric

Italian

Noun

microspore f

1. plural of microspora

Anagrams

• ricompreso, scomporrei, scopriremo