SINCE 1828
apospory
noun
apos·po·ry
| \ ˈa-pə-ˌspȯr-ē
, ə-ˈpäs-pə-rē\
, ə-ˈpäs-pə-rē\
Definition of apospory
: production of gametophytes directly from diploid cells of the sporophytes without spore formation (as in certain ferns and mosses)
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