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noun
One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: megaspore
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spore
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh2ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh2ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English spore English macrospore From macro- + spore.
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