Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Producing spores of one kind only.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having only one kind of asexually produced spores. See
heterosporous .
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- adjective botany producing
spores of the samesize and type.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by homospory
Etymologies
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homo- + -sporous
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Examples
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Unlike the better-known pinecone, however, the strobili of the horsetail plant may only contain one type of spore since they are homosporous.
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Unlike the better-known pinecone, however, the strobili of the horsetail plant may only contain one type of spore since they are homosporous.
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