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/het'euh ros"peuh reuhs, het'euhr euh spawr"euhs, -spohr"-/, adj. Bot.having more than one kind of spore.[1870-75; HETERO- + -SPOROUS]
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heterosporous
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heterosporous — [het΄ər äs′pə rəs, het΄ər ō spôr′əs] adj. Bot. producing more than one kind of spore; esp., producing microspores and megaspores heterospory n … English World dictionary
Heterosporous — Heterosporic Het er*o*spor ic, Heterosporous Het er*o*spor ous, a. [Hetero + spore.] (Bot.) Producing two kinds of spores unlike each other. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heterosporous — het·ero·spo·rous .het ə räs pə rəs, .het ə rō spōr əs adj producing microspores and megaspores <heterosporous plants> * * * het·er·os·po·rous (het″ər osґpə rəs) having spores of two kinds (such as megaspores and… … Medical dictionary
heterosporous — adjective see heterospory … New Collegiate Dictionary
heterosporous — adjective Producing both male and female gametophytes … Wiktionary
heterosporous — adj. having more than one type of spore (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
heterosporous — het·er·o·spor·ous … English syllables
heterosporous — het•er•os•po•rous [[t]ˌhɛt əˈrɒs pə rəs, ˌhɛt ər əˈspɔr əs, ˈspoʊr [/t]] adj. bot having more than one kind of spore • Etymology: 1870–75 het er•os′po•ry, n … From formal English to slang
heterosporous — /hɛtəˈrɒspərəs/ (say hetuh rospuhruhs), / roʊˈspɔrəs/ (say roh spawruhs) adjective having more than one kind of spore …
heterosporous — adjective characterized by heterospory • Pertains to noun: ↑heterospory • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterospory … Useful english dictionary
