Home / Dictionary / Microspore

Microspore Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix micro-

Microspore has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte

2

The smaller of the two spores produced by plants; compare megaspore.

See Also
microsporangium microsporic microgametophyte massula megaspore microsporogenesis spore monad
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
Compare
Microspore vs