endospory

English

Noun

endospory (uncountable)

  1. (botany) The production of gametophytes within a spore.
    Antonym: exospory
    • 2006, Michael G. Simpson, Plant Systematics, page 99:
      Endospory is the complete development of, in this case, the female gametophyte within the original spore wall.

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