homospory

noun

ho·​mo·​spo·​ry ˈhō-mə-ˌspȯr-ē How to pronounce homospory (audio)
ˈhä-;
hō-ˈmä-spə-rē
: the production by various plants (such as the club mosses and horsetails) of asexual spores of only one kind
homosporous
ˌhō-mə-ˈspȯr-əs How to pronounce homospory (audio)
ˌhä-;
hō-ˈmä-spə-rəs
adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of homospory was in 1903

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“Homospory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homospory. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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