- Heterosporous
- Heterosporic Het`er*o*spor"ic, Heterosporous Het`er*o*spor"ous, a. [Hetero- + spore.] (Bot.) Producing two kinds of spores unlike each other. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Heterosporous
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heterosporous — [het΄ər äs′pə rəs, het΄ər ō spôr′əs] adj. Bot. producing more than one kind of spore; esp., producing microspores and megaspores heterospory n … English World dictionary
heterosporous — het·ero·spo·rous .het ə räs pə rəs, .het ə rō spōr əs adj producing microspores and megaspores <heterosporous plants> * * * het·er·os·po·rous (het″ər osґpə rəs) having spores of two kinds (such as megaspores and… … Medical dictionary
heterosporous — adjective see heterospory … New Collegiate Dictionary
heterosporous — /het euh ros peuh reuhs, het euhr euh spawr euhs, spohr /, adj. Bot. having more than one kind of spore. [1870 75; HETERO + SPOROUS] * * * … Universalium
heterosporous — adjective Producing both male and female gametophytes … Wiktionary
heterosporous — adj. having more than one type of spore (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
heterosporous — het·er·o·spor·ous … English syllables
heterosporous — het•er•os•po•rous [[t]ˌhɛt əˈrɒs pə rəs, ˌhɛt ər əˈspɔr əs, ˈspoʊr [/t]] adj. bot having more than one kind of spore • Etymology: 1870–75 het er•os′po•ry, n … From formal English to slang
heterosporous — /hɛtəˈrɒspərəs/ (say hetuh rospuhruhs), / roʊˈspɔrəs/ (say roh spawruhs) adjective having more than one kind of spore …
heterosporous — adjective characterized by heterospory • Pertains to noun: ↑heterospory • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterospory … Useful english dictionary
