"blastophore" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: blastophores [plural]
Etymology: blasto- + -phore Etymology templates: {{confix|en|blasto|phore}} blasto- + -phore Head templates: {{en-noun}} blastophore (plural blastophores)
  1. (biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: blastophoral, blastophoric

Inflected forms

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