Synonyms
Etymology

1. megaspore

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

Synonyms

Etymology

  • mega- (English)
  • μέγας (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • spore (English)

Sentences with megaspore


1. Noun, singular or mass
The sporophyll storing the megaspore makes up a single scale on a pinecone.