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apospory

[ ap-uh-spawr-ee, -spohr-ee, uh-pos-puh-ree ]

noun

Botany.
  1. the development of a gametophyte from a sporophyte without meiosis.


apospory

/ ˈæ±èəˌ²õ±èɔ˰ùɪ /

noun

  1. botany development of the gametophyte from the sporophyte without the formation of spores
  2. the development of an embryo of a flowering plant outside the embryo sac, from a cell of the nucellus or chalaza
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • ²¹±è·´Ç·²õ±è´Ç°ù·¾±³¦ [ap-, uh, -, spawr, -ik, -, spor, -], ²¹Â·±è´Ç²õ·±è´Ç°ù·´Ç³Ü²õ [uh, -, pos, -per-, uh, s, ap-, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s, -, spor, -], adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of apospory1

First recorded in 1880–85; apo- + spor- + -y 3
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of apospory1

C19: from apo- + spore + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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Proliferations—Vivipary—Prolepsis—Lammas shoots—Dormant buds—Epicormic shoots—Adventitious buds—Apospory and apogamy.

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