'Macrospore' definitions:

Definition of 'macrospore'

From: WordNet
noun
Larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte [syn: megaspore, macrospore]

Definition of 'Macrospore'

From: GCIDE
  • Macrospore \Mac"ro*spore\, n. [Macro- + spore.] (Bot.) One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc. [1913 Webster]

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