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(Q2330966)

English

megaspore

a type of spore that is present in heterosporous plants; large spore, germinates into a female gametophyte, which produces egg cells. These are fertilized by sperm produced by the male gametophyte developing from the microspore

  • megaspores
  • macrospores
  • macrospore
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instance of
cell type
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subclass of
spore
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produced by
sporangium
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opposite of
microspore
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JSTOR topic ID
megaspores
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WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11708668-n
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