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Definition of Heterosporous
1. Adjective. Characterized by heterospory.
Definition of Heterosporous
1. Adjective. (botany of an organism) Producing both male and female gametophytes. ¹
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Definition of Heterosporous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Heterosporous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Heterosporous
Literary usage of Heterosporous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Course of Practical Instruction in Botany by Frederick Orpen Bower (1891)
"... I.—heterosporous Type SELAGINELLA MARTENSII SPOROPHYTE I. In a well-grown
plant note with the naked eye the following external characters :— 1. ..."
2. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Goebel, Isaac Bayley Balfour (1905)
"THE heterosporous LEPTOSPORANGIATE ... We must now say something regarding the
heterosporous lepto- ..."
3. Practical Botany for Beginners by Frederick Orpen Bower (1894)
"... heterosporous Type SELAGINELLA MARTENSII SPOROPHYTE I. This plant is commonly
grown in green-houses, and specimens can be readily obtained from ..."
4. Investigations representing the departments by University of Chicago, E.F. Young, John Dewey (1903)
"But a seed may be attained by any heterosporous line, and Selaginella and even
its ancient Lycopodium stock have too many peculiarities to be considered ..."
5. Investigations Representing the Departments; Zoölogy, Anatomy, Physiology by University of Chicago (1903)
"But a seed may be attained by any heterosporous line, ... All Angiosperm phyla
have been derived as independent heterosporous lines from the ancient ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1890)
"There are no existing heterosporous ... represent the extinct heterosporous forms.
... The existing heterosporous ..."
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