Meanings
plural spermospores
- medicineThe male germinal or seminal cell, from the breaking up of which the spermoblasts are formed and ultimately the spermatozoids.
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1880-1881, Francis Maitland Balfour, A Treatise on Comparative Embryology The spermatozoa are formed either by the direct division of the spermospores into a number of cells , spermoblasts , each of which grows into a spermatozoon ; or by the nucleus of the spermospore becoming subdivided within the cell body
Synonyms: spermatospore
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe male germinal or seminal cell, from the breaking up of which the spermoblasts are formed and ultimately the spermatozoids.
Origin
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spermospore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spermospore
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