- archesporial
- archesporial archesporial adj. 1. of or pertaining to an archespore. [WordNet 1.5]
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archesporial — ar·che·spo·ri·al … English syllables
archesporial — adjective of or relating to the cells in a sporangium that give rise to spores • Pertains to noun: ↑archespore • Derivationally related forms: ↑archesporium, ↑archespore • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology * * * … Useful english dictionary
archespore — archesporial, adj. /ahr keuh spawr , spohr /, n. Bot. the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived. [1900 05; ARCHE + SPORE] * * * … Universalium
Microsporangia — Microsporangium is a sporangium that produces spores that give rise to male gametophytes. Microsporangia are notable in spikemosses, and a minority of ferns. In Gymnosperms and Angiosperms (Flowering plants), the microsporangium produce the… … Wikipedia
archespore — noun primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops • Syn: ↑archesporium • Derivationally related forms: ↑archesporial (for: ↑archesporium), ↑archesporial • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
archesporium — noun primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops • Syn: ↑archespore • Derivationally related forms: ↑archesporial, ↑archesporial (for: ↑archespore) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Apomixis — Not to be confused with automixis or autogamy. This article deals almost exclusively with plants. For similar processes in animals and Oomycetes, see Parthenogenesis. In botany, apomixis was defined by Winkler as replacement of the normal… … Wikipedia
archespore — /ˈakəspɔ/ (say ahkuhspaw) noun the primitive cell, or group of cells, which gives rise to the spore producing cells. Also, archesporium /akəˈspɔriəm/ (say ahkuh spawreeuhm). {arche 1 + spore} –archesporial, adjective …
archespore — [är΄kəspôr′ē əmär′kə spôr΄] n. [ModL archesporium: see ARCH & SPORE] a cell or group of cells from which the spore mother cells develop: also archesporium [är΄kəspôr′ē əm] archesporial adj … English World dictionary
phytology — noun the branch of biology that studies plants • Syn: ↑botany • Derivationally related forms: ↑phytologist, ↑botanic (for: ↑botany), ↑botanical (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
