idioandrosporous

adjective

id·​io·​an·​drospo·​rous

¦idē(ˌ)ō¦andrə¦spōrəs,

-¦an¦dräspər-

of an alga

: bearing androspores and oogonia on separate filaments compare gynandrosporous

Word History

Etymology

idio- + androspore + -ous

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