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Macrospore

Macrospore \Mac"ro*spore\, n. [Macro- + spore.] (Bot.) One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
macrospore

1859, from macro- + spore (n.).

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macrospore

n. One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.

WordNet
macrospore

n. larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte [syn: megaspore]

Usage examples of "macrospore".

Now, each of these containers has macrospores of a different variety, with suggestions on how to cook them.