| APOSPOROUS | • aposporous adj. (Botany) relating to apospory. • APOSPOROUS adj. showing apospory, the development of prothalli from direct outgrowths from the fern frond. |
| ARTHROSPOROUS | • arthrosporous adj. Relating to arthrospores. • ARTHROSPOROUS adj. of or like an arthrospore, also ARTHROSPORIC. |
| BASIDIOSPOROUS | • BASIDIOSPOROUS adj. of or like a basidiospore, a spore produced by a basidium. |
| ENDOSPOROUS | • endosporous adj. (Botany) Having the spores contained in a case; applied to fungi. • ENDOSPOROUS adj. of or like an endospore. |
| EXOSPOROUS | • exosporous adj. Relating to an exospore. • EXOSPOROUS adj. of or like an exospore, the extreme outer wall of a spore; the epispore. |
| HETEROSPOROUS | • heterosporous adj. (Botany, of an organism) Producing both male and female gametophytes. • HETEROSPOROUS adj. producing two different sizes or kinds of spores. |
| HOMOSPOROUS | • homosporous adj. (Botany) producing spores of the same size and type. • HOMOSPOROUS adj. producing only one size or kind of spore, as opposed to heterosporous. |
| ISOSPOROUS | • isosporous adj. (Biology) Producing only one kind of spore. • ISOSPOROUS adj. having spores of one kind only, as opposed to heterosporous. |
| MICROSPOROCYTE | • microsporocyte n. (Biology) A cell that produces (typically four) microspores during meiosis. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
| MICROSPOROCYTES | • microsporocytes n. Plural of microsporocyte. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
| MICROSPOROPHYLL | • microsporophyll n. A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll). • MICROSPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more microsporangia. |
| MICROSPOROUS | • microsporous adj. Relating to microspores. • MICROSPOROUS adj. of or like a microspore, also MICROSPORIC. |
| OOSPOROUS | • OOSPOROUS adj. of or pertaining to an oospore, a special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an oosphere by antherozoids, also OOSPORIC. |
| ZOOSPOROUS | • zoosporous adj. Relating to zoospores. • ZOOSPOROUS adj. of or like a zoospore, a swarm-spore. |