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archespore

noun
ar·​che·​spore | \ ˈärkə̇ˌspō(ə)r\
variants: or archesporium \ ˌ⸗⸗ˈspōrēəm \
plural archespores\ -​rz \ or archesporia\ -​ōrēə \

Definition of archespore

: the cell or group of cells from which spore mother cells develop (as those from which the microspores develop in the pollen sac or the megaspore in the ovule

Other Words from archespore

archesporial \ ¦⸗⸗¦spōrēəl \ adjective

First Known Use of archespore

1880, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for archespore

New Latin archesporium, from arche- + -sporium

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