"microspore" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microspores [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + spore. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|spore|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + spore. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microspore (plural microspores)
  1. (botany) The smaller spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a male gametophyte. Coordinate_terms: megaspore Translations (small spore): pikkuitiö (Finnish), micreaspór [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-microspore-en-noun-dwMWtvV8 Categories (other): Botany, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 83 17 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'small spore': 82 18
  2. (zoology) One of the numerous tiny spore-like elements produced through the encystment and subdivision of many monads.
    Sense id: en-microspore-en-noun-87JOAFbG Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with etymology texts, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 54 46 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: microsporic, microsporogenesis Related terms: megaspore, mesospore

Inflected forms

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