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Noun Concept
Categories: Reproduction, Fertility, Plant development, Plant sexuality
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megaspore  macrospore  macrospores  megaspores  megasporocyte
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Larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte WordNet 3.0
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Larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Megaspores, also called macrospores, are a type of spore that is present in heterosporous plants. Wikipedia
A type of spore that is present in heterosporous plants; large spore, germinates into a female gametophyte, which produces egg cells. These are fertilized by sperm produced by the male gametophyte developing from the microspore Wikidata
Botany: larger of the spores of a heterosporous plant. Wiktionary (translation)
The larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte. Wiktionary
IS A
spore
cell type
OPPOSITE OF
microspore
PRODUCED BY
sporangium
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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megaspore, macrospore
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megaspore
Wikidata
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megaspore
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megaspore
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macrospore, megaspores, megasporocyte
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macrospore, macrospores, megaspores

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