megaspore

Noun

Meaning

larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

macrospore cell ovum nucleus sperm spore heterosporous microspore gametophyte sporangium leptosporangiate eusporangiate homosporous Ferns sporophyte
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Hypernyms

spore

Related terms

megasporocyte

Close letter words and terms

megasporangial megasporangiate megasporangium megaspore mother cell megasporic megasporizine