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homospory

 

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Noun homospory has 1 sense
  1. homospory - the development of a single kind of asexual spores
    --1 is a kind of
    monogenesis, sporulation

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Homospory

Definition: Homospory refers to the condition in plants where spores of the same size and kind are produced during the reproductive process.

Sample sentences:

  1. Homospory is a characteristic of many ferns, which produce spores that look almost identical.
  2. In the homosporous plants, the gametophyte generation arises from a single type of spore.
  3. The primary advantage of homospory is the ability to disperse spores more efficiently.
  4. Homospory allows for the production of spores that are identical in size and reproductive potential.

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