archesporium

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noun

Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.

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Meanings

nounarchesporium (plural archesporia)

plural archesporia

  1. biologyAny of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounprimitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops

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cell
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archespore

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From arche- + spore + -ium.

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Cite this entry
APA

archesporium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archesporium

MLA

“archesporium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archesporium. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archesporium,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archesporium.

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