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microspore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-crospore
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The smaller spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a male gametophyte.

noun

One of the numerous tiny spore-like elements produced through the encystment and subdivision of many monads.

Etymology

From micro- + spore.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

microspores (plural)

Derived Forms

microsporic microsporogenesis

Frequently Paired Words

megaspore mesospore

Questions

What does microspore mean?
The smaller spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a male gametophyte.
Where does microspore come from?
From micro- + spore.

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