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spermospore

spermospore noun: the male germinal or seminal cell, from the breaking up of which the spermoblasts are formed and ultimately the spermatozoids.

Noun

spermospore (plural spermospores)

  1. The male germinal or seminal cell, from the breaking up of which the spermoblasts are formed and ultimately the spermatozoids.
    • The spermatozoa are formed either by the direct division of the spermospores into a number of cells , spermoblasts , each of which grows into a spermatozoon ; or by the nucleus of the spermospore becoming subdivided within the cell body1880-1881, Francis Maitland Balfour, A Treatise on Comparative Embryology
    Synonyms:
    spermatospore

Synonyms of spermospore

Forms of spermospore

pluralspermospores

Origin of spermospore

From spermo- + spore.

Questions about spermospore

What does spermospore mean?
Spermospore means the male germinal or seminal cell, from the breaking up of which the spermoblasts are formed and ultimately the spermatozoids.
What part of speech is spermospore?
Spermospore is a noun.
What is the plural of spermospore?
The plural of spermospore is spermospores.

Words near spermospore in the dictionary

  1. spermophytes
  2. spermophytic
  3. spermoplasm
  4. spermosphere
  5. spermospheres
  6. spermospore
  7. spermospores
  8. spermostrychnine
  9. spermotoxin
  10. spermotoxins
  11. spermous

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