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exosporic

exosporic adjective: relating to the development of gametophytes outside the spore wall.

Adjective

exosporic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the development of gametophytes outside the spore wall.
    • Another feature unique to embryophytes, and generally associated with heterospory, is endosporic development of gametophytes. In many homosporous plants, the spore germinates and grows into a gametophyte completely outside the spore wall. This is called exosporic development.1984, Scagel, Robert Francis, chapter 10, in Plants, an evolutionary survey, page 286

Origin of exosporic

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Questions about exosporic

What does exosporic mean?
Exosporic means relating to the development of gametophytes outside the spore wall.
What part of speech is exosporic?
Exosporic is an adjective.

Words near exosporic in the dictionary

  1. exosporal
  2. exospore
  3. exospores
  4. exosporia
  5. exosporial
  6. exosporic
  7. exosporium
  8. exosporous
  9. exosporulation
  10. exospory
  11. exossation

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