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sporopollenin

sporopollenin noun: a combination of biopolymers, observed in the exine layer of the spore and pollen wall.

Noun

sporopollenin (countable and uncountable, plural sporopollenins)

  1. A combination of biopolymers, observed in the exine layer of the spore and pollen wall.
    • Spores and pollen, collectively known as sporomorphs, are the tiny reproductive structures of land plants, and have a highly resistant outer wall made of a biopolymer called sporopollenin.2017 January 4, Susannah Lydon, “Bring me sunshine in your spores”, in The Guardian

Forms of sporopollenin

pluralsporopollenins

Origin of sporopollenin

From sporo- + pollen + -in.

Questions about sporopollenin

What does sporopollenin mean?
Sporopollenin means a combination of biopolymers, observed in the exine layer of the spore and pollen wall.
What part of speech is sporopollenin?
Sporopollenin is a noun.
What is the plural of sporopollenin?
The plural of sporopollenin is sporopollenins.

Words near sporopollenin in the dictionary

  1. sporophytically
  2. sporoplasm
  3. sporoplasmogenic
  4. sporoplasms
  5. sporopollen
  6. sporopollenin
  7. sporopolleninous
  8. sporopollenins
  9. sporopollinic
  10. sporormiaceous
  11. sporosac

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