APOSPORY


Meaning of APOSPORY in English

Pronunciation: ' a-p ə - ˌ spo ̇ r- ē , ə - ' päs-p ə -r ē

Function: noun

Date: 1884

: production of gametophytes directly from diploid cells of the sporophytes without spore formation (as in certain ferns and mosses)

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