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apospory definition

apo·spory (ap′ō spôr′ē, ap′ə-)

noun

the formation of a gametophyte from a sporophyte cell which has not undergone reduction division: apomixis without spore formation

Etymology: apo- + spor(e) + -y

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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