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homosporous
[ huh-mos-per-uhs, hoh-, hoh-muh-spawr-uhs, -spohr- ]
homosporous
/ həʊˈmɒspərɪ; hɒˈmɒspərəs; ˌhəʊməʊˈspɔːrəs /
adjective
- (of most ferns and some other spore-bearing plants) producing spores of one kind only, which develop into hermaphrodite gametophytes Compare heterosporous
homosporous
/ ōə-ô′ə,ŏ′ə-,ō-ŏ′ə-ə /
- Producing spores of one kind only that are not differentiated by sex. The spores of homosporous plants, such as horsetails and most ferns, grow into bisexual gametophytes (producing both male and female gametes).
- Compare heterosporous
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Derived Forms
- homospory, noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of homosporous1
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
However, the researchers found that these homosporous lycophytes often retained both sets of genes with relatively few alterations, even after hundreds of millions of years of evolution.
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Curiously enough, no certain instance of a homosporous Palaeozoic Lycopod has yet been discovered, though well-preserved fructifications are numerous.
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