Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exosporic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-osporic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the development of gametophytes outside the spore wall.

Example Sentences

"Another feature unique to embryophytes, and generally associated with heterospory, is endosporic development of gametophytes. In many homosporous plants, the spore germinates and grows into a gametophyte completely outside the spore wall. This is called exosporic development."

Etymology

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Questions

What does exosporic mean?: Relating to the development of gametophytes outside the spore wall.
Where does exosporic come from?: .

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