macrospore
[ mak-ruh-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈmæk rəˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /
noun Botany.
OTHER WORDS FROM macrospore
mac·ro·spor·ic [mak-ruh-spawr-ik, -spor-] /ˌmæk rəˈspɔr ɪk, -ˈspɒr-/, adjectiveWords nearby macrospore
macrosegment,
macrosigmoid,
macrosociology,
macrosomia,
macrosporangium,
macrospore,
macrostomia,
macrostructure,
macrotia,
macrotous,
macruran
Example sentences from the Web for macrospore
The macrospore divides into two cells, a large lower one, and a smaller upper one.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany |Douglas Houghton CampbellBut the formation of the macrospore or embryo-sac is simpler than the corresponding process in cryptogams.
The nucellus is a cellular tissue enveloping one large cell, the embryo-sac or macrospore.
The larger ones contain each a large spore, or macrospore; the smaller contain numerous microspores, immersed in mucilage.
The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray