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Megaspore Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix mega-

Megaspore has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte

2

The larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte

See Also
megagametophyte megagametogenesis megasporic monosporic gametophyte microspore megaspore mother cell megasporocyte
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
spore
Rhyming Words
ore nore yore core tore vore sore fore dore more kore wore bore pore gore hore lore rore prore whore
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