A type of spore that is present in heterosporous plants; large spore, germinates into a female gametophyte, which produces egg cells.
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Examples for "macrospore"
Examples for "macrospore"
1The nucellus is a cellular tissue enveloping one large cell, the embryo-sac or macrospore.
2But the formation of the macrospore or embryo-sac is simpler than the corresponding process in cryptogams.
1The megaspore mother cells develop just after pollination in early May and mature in mid-late June.
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