Microspore
[mahy-kruh-spawr, ‐spohr] /ˈmaɪ krəˌspɔr, ‐ˌspoʊr/
noun, Botany.
1.
the smaller of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and some fern allies, developing into a male gametophyte.
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2.
a pollen grain.
/ˈmaɪkrəʊˌspɔː/
noun
1.
the smaller of two types of spore produced by some spore-bearing plants, which develops into the male gametophyte Compare megaspore (sense 1)
2.
the pollen grain of seed plants
n.
1856, from micro- + spore.
microspore
(mīk’rə-spôr’)
One of the two types of haploid spores produced by a heterosporous plant. Microspores develop into male gametophytes and are usually smaller than megaspores. In angiosperms, the microspore develops into the pollen grain.
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