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microspores

microspores is the plural of microspore.

Meaning of microspore

Noun

microspore (plural microspores)

  1. The smaller spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a male gametophyte.
  2. One of the numerous tiny spore-like elements produced through the encystment and subdivision of many monads.

Questions about microspores

What is microspores the plural of?
Microspores is the plural of microspore.

Words near microspores in the dictionary

  1. microsporangial
  2. microsporangiate
  3. microsporangium
  4. microspordiosis
  5. microspore
  6. microspores
  7. microsporic
  8. microsporid
  9. microsporidia
  10. microsporidial
  11. microsporidian

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