Megaspore Definition

mĕgə-spôr
noun
A haploid spore, usually larger than a microspore of the same plant, which gives rise to a female gametophyte: found in all vascular plants that have differentiated sexes in the gametophyte.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
megaspore
Plural:
megaspores

Origin of Megaspore

  • mega- +"Ž spore

    From Wiktionary

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