Meanings
nounmacrospore (plural macrospores)
plural macrospores
- One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic*makrós
- Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
- Frenchmacro-
- Englishmacro-
- Englishspore
- Englishmacrospore
Translations
Finnish makrospori
- makrosporispecially large spore
French macrospore
- macrosporespecially large spore
Irish macraspór
- macraspórspecially large spore
Italian macrospora
- macrosporaspecially large spore
Cite this entry
APA
macrospore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrospore
MLA
“macrospore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrospore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrospore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrospore.
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